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Farwell High School is a public high school located in Farwell, Texas, USA. It is part of the Farwell Independent School District located in west central Parmer County and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. Athletics Farwell High School competes in these sports - Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Powerlifting Track and Field State Titles Girls Basketball - 2002(2A) Girls Golf - 1975(1A), 1976(1A), 1977(1A), 1980(1A) References External links Farwell Independent School District Schools in Parmer County, Texas Public high schools in Texas
Errol Damelin (born 23 August 1969) is a South African entrepreneur and early-stage technology investor. In 2007 he co-founded Wonga, an internet payday loan company that gained notoriety for charging extremely high interest on short-term loans. After Damelin stepped down as CEO of the company in 2013, the company went into administration on 30 August 2018. Biography Errol Damelin was born in South Africa on 23 August 1969. Damelin grew up in a Jewish family in Klerksdorp, South Africa, with his father being an anaesthesiologist. Upon graduating from high school Damelin attended the University of Cape Town. He was politically active at the university, winning an election to the UCT Students Representative Council and participating in anti-apartheid rallies. During this time he was detained for protesting against the apartheid government policy of detention without trial. He graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1995, before eventually getting an MBA at Boston University in Boston, United States. Damelin subsequently emigrated to Israel, where he began working as a corporate finance banker at an Israeli investment bank. In 1997 he left his job to help found Barzelan, a producer of speciality steel wire based in Beit Shemesh, Israel. In 2000 Damelin founded Supply Chain Connect, a cloud based supply chain software company. Based in London, United Kingdom, the company developed software for the supply chains of companies, including Dow Chemicals, DuPont, Phelps Dodge, General Cable, Mondi Packaging, and Corning. In 2005 Damelin sold the business to ChemConnect for an undisclosed amount. In 2007 Damelin and Jonty Hurwitz launched Wonga.com, a payday loan website that provided short term loans to borrowers in the United Kingdom and abroad. Despite initial skepticism from banks, Wonga processed one hundred thousand loans within two years and lowered its initial 50% default rate significantly. By 2013 the company had grown to over five hundred employees, with revenues of £300 million. That year it also acquired the Germany-based BillPay and launched Everline, a provider of loans for small and medium-sized businesses. In November 2013 Damelin stepped down as CEO of the company due to its declining profits and allegations that it was exploiting the most vulnerable in society. Several weeks later, Wonga was required by the Financial Conduct Authority to offer about £2.6 million in compensation to customers for poor historic debt collection practices, which had included the sending of fake solicitor letters to its customers. Several months prior, Damelin had called for better regulation of the consumer lending sector and more transparency in the wider financial services industry of the United Kingdom. When asked about Wonga's controversial lending practices after his resignation, Damelin said that he had no moral issues with them, claiming that that credit could be an important force for good when given transparently and fairly and that Wonga's customers were overwhelmingly happy with and supportive of the company. After an increase in customer compensation claims, Wonga went into administration on 30 August 2018. Personal life Damelin lives in London and has three children. Awards Damelin has received several entrepreneurial awards: 2008 – Credit Suisse Entrepreneur of the year at the National Business Awards, South East 2009 – Ruban d’Honneur in the RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year category of the European Business Awards 2010 – Digital Entrepreneur of the Year (Digital Entrepreneur Awards) 2010 – Entrepreneur of the Year (Growing Business Awards) 2010 – Founder of the Year (Tech Crunch – The Europa's) 2011 – Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 – The Guardian's Digital Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 – Founder of the Year (Founders Forum) Philanthropy Damelin has donated to Jewish charities and has appeared on panels and discussions for World Jewish Relief and Jewish Care. Damelin has also been an ambassador for Charity: Water and ran the Antarctic Ice marathon, where he raised substantial funds for the charity. In 2015 Damelin became a founding member of Founders Pledge, a group of technology entrepreneurs who pledged 2% of the equity in their companies to philanthropic causes. References External links Official website 1969 births Living people Boston University School of Management alumni Israeli chief executives Israeli expatriates in the United Kingdom Israeli Jews South African Jews South African emigrants to Israel University of Cape Town alumni
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English association football club, based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The club was founded in 1887, and competes in League One during the 2021–22 season. For the first 82 years of their existence, Wycombe Wanderers didn't employ a manager, with the team being selected by the captain at the time. James McCormick was the first coach to be appointed in 1951 but it wasn't until Brian Lee took the reins in 1969 that the club had a recognised manager. Following the sacking of Gary Waddock, Gareth Ainsworth was appointed as Wycombe Wanderers's caretaker-manager on 24 September 2012. Since 2013, he has been Wycombe's permanent manager. Managers Names of caretaker managers are supplied where known, and periods of caretaker-management are highlighted in italics. Win percentage is rounded to one decimal place. Statistics are correct as of 21 May 2022. Key M: Matches played W: Matches won D: Matches drawn L: Matches lost Footnotes A. By the 1973–74 season, the Isthmian League had split into two divisions: Division One and Division Two. B. By the 1977–78 season, the Isthmian League had split into three divisions: Premier Division, Division One and Division Two. References General Club honours sourced from: List of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. seasons and Wycombe Wanderers F.C. § Honours Specific Managers Wycombe Wanderers
Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto, also named as Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It plays in the LEB Oro, the second in importance in Spain after ACB League. The club should not be confused with Cáceres Club Baloncesto, the former elite team in the city, which was dissolved in 2005. History Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto was founded in 2007 as a merger of two teams from Cáceres city: San Antonio Ciudad de Cáceres Cáceres played the first season in its history (2007–08) in LEB Plata after buying the berth to CEB Llíria. In this first year, playing as Cáceres 2016, the team achieved the promotion semifinals but, after beating CajaRioja in the quarterfinalist series, lost against CB Illescas in the semifinal played at Cáceres. After this season, the team joined the second tier, the LEB Oro, after achieving the vacant of Palma Aqua Màgica. Cáceres continues playing in LEB Oro until nowadays, where reached two times in a row the promotion playoffs but failed in the quarterfinals: in 2010 versus Ford Burgos and in 2011 versus Blu:sens Monbús, both times by 3–1. In 2012 the club won for the first time a LEB Oro quarterfinal serie, 3–2 to Ford Burgos, but failed in the semifinal against Club Melilla Baloncesto after five games. Same happened in 2013, when the club advanced to semifinals after defeating CB Breogán by 2–3 in the quarterfinals and failing 3–1 against River Andorra. In 2013 the club opted by joining the LEB Plata again due to economic issues. On April 25, 2015, two years after its resign to play in LEB Oro, Cáceres came back to the league after winning the 2014–15 LEB Plata, by defeating CEBA Guadalajara 67–63 in the last game of the regular season. The 2019–20 season is its fifth straight season in LEB Oro and tenth overall. Sponsorship naming Cáceres 2016: 2007–11 Cáceres Creativa: 2011 Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad: 2011– Head coaches Fede Pozuelo: 2007 Piti Hurtado: 2007–2009 Gustavo Aranzana: 2009–2012 Carlos Frade: 2012–2013 Ñete Bohígas: 2013–2019 Roberto Blanco: 2019–present Players Current roster Depth chart Season by season Notable players Devin Schmidt Lucio Angulo José Ángel Antelo José María Panadero Carlos Cherry Juan Sanguino Jeff Xavier Randy Holcomb Jelani McCoy Drew Naymick Wayne Simien Harper Williams Luis Parejo Mansour Kasse Sergio Pérez Georgios Dedas Ragnar Nathanaelsson Warren Ward Angelo Chol Javier Carter Ricardo Úriz Trophies and awards Trophies LEB Plata: (1) 2015 Copa Extremadura: (2) 2008, 2011 See also Cáceres Club Baloncesto References External links Official website 2007 establishments in Spain Basketball teams established in 2007 Basketball teams in Extremadura LEB Oro teams Former LEB Plata teams Sport in Cáceres, Spain
As a major port, there is a long history of fireboats in Singapore. In 2012 the Singapore Civil Defence Force took over responsibility from the Maritime and Port Authority for fighting maritime fires. In March 2013 the legacy fireboats Firefighter I and Firefighter II were modernized. In May 2017 the SCDF Marine Division acquired two new fireboats, the Red Swordfish and the Blue Swordfish. The two vessels are high speed fireboats that can project per minute. Their maximum speed is In October 2018 the SCDF commissioned the White Swordfish, with similar specifications to the Red Swordfish and the Blue Swordfish. In 2019 three new fireboats were commissioned in Singapore, boosting the size of the Singapore Civil Defence Force fleet to eight vessels. One of those vessels was able to throw 240,000 gallons per minute, which Singapore authorities asserted made it the world's most powerful fireboat. The three new vessels supplement three small fireboats and two medium fireboats. The Red Sailfish, commissioned on August 20, 2019, which will become operational in 2020, can project per minute. Her superstructure is pressurized, for protection against chemical, biological or radiological threats. She has decontamination showers, and an infirmary, for rescuing injured individuals. She has a stern launching ramp for a rescue boat. She is also equipped with a unique navigational aid - an autopilot designed to keep the vessel on station, when the thrust from her water cannons is pushing her off position. Her maximum speed is . She is capable of "dynamic positioning". The hull of the Red Manta, also commissioned on August 20, 2019, which will also become operational in 2020, is a catamaran, and she is designed to be able to hold 300 rescuees. She can project per minute. She has 12 decontamination showers. She also has a large boardroom, which can serve as a headquarters, when multiple emergency vessels and vehicles need to be coordinated. She has a helicopter landing pad, with a winch for landings in high sea states. Her maximum speed is The Red Dolphin, also commissioned on August 20, 2019, which will also become operational in 2020, can project per minute, just over a third of Red Sailfishs capacity. However, this is comparable to the capacity of the larger fireboats of other major ports. She too has decontamination showers, and an infirmary. She too has a superstructure offering CBR protection. Her maximum speed is . In 2019, the Marine Division's Rescue Jet Ski (RJ) was unveiled. It is a rescue equipment to facilitate shallow water operations. The RJ is designed for conducting swift water rescue of casualties in shallow waters without fear of grounding due to its shallow draft and towing sled. Red Sailfish and Red Manta represented the SCDF, with 11 other vessels, from other agencies, in a ceremonial sailpast, celebrating Singapore's National Day, on August 3, 2020. It was the first sailpast in 20 years. References Emergency services in Singapore
Transmetal is an extreme metal band formed in Ciudad Azteca, Ecatepec, Mexico in 1987 by brothers Javier, Juan, and Lorenzo Partida. They are known as one of the most important metal bands in Latin America. Their most well known song is "Killers" from the Desear un Funeral EP (1989), which is a cover of French band . During their career, Transmetal have released over 30 albums which experiment in thrash and death metal, with the vocals styles based on growling. The band has also participated in shows with other notable bands such as Slayer, Sepultura, Overkill, and Kreator. Band members Current Juan Partida – lead guitar (1987–present) Lorenzo Partida – bass (1987–present) Javier Partida – drums (1987–present) Sergio Burgos – lead vocals (2014–present) Adrián Tena – rhythm guitar (2018–present) Former Alberto Pimentel – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1987–1990, 1992–1998, 2007–2009) Alejandro González – lead vocals (1990–1992) Mauricio Torres – lead vocals (1998–2004) Bruno Blázquez – lead vocals (2005–2007) Chris Menpart – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2009–2014) Juan Carlos Camarena – rhythm guitar (1990–1992, 2004–2005) Ernesto Torres – rhythm guitar (1998–2003) Antonio Tenorio – rhythm guitar (2005–2007) Arturo Cabrera – rhythm guitar (2014–2018) Live Members Glen Benton – lead vocals (1993) Arturo Huizar – lead vocals (1998; died 2020) Timeline Discography Muerto en la Cruz (1988) Desear un Funeral (1989) (EP) Sepelio en el Mar (1990) Zona Muerta (1991) Amanecer en el Mausoleo (1992) Burial at Sea (1992) En Vivo Vols. 1 & 2 (1992) (live album) Crónicas de Dolor (1993) El Infierno de Dante (1993) (also available as Dante's Inferno) Veloz y Devastador Metal (1994) El Llamado de la Hembra (1996) Las Alas del Emperador (1996) México Bárbaro (1996) Debajo de los Cielos Púrpura (1999) XIII Años en Vivo Primera Parte/XIII Años en Vivo Segunda Parte (2000) (live album) Tristeza de Lucifer (2002) El Amor Supremo (2002) Lo Podrido Corona La Inmensidad (2004) 17 Years Down in Hell (2004) Temple De Acero (2004) El Despertar de la Adversidad (2006) Progresión Neurótica (2006) 20 Años Ondeando La Bandera Del Metal (2007) Odyssey In the Flesh (2008) En Vivo Desde Tijuana (2010) (live album) Decadencia en la Modernidad (2011) Indestructible (2012) Clasicos (2013) Peregrinación a la cabeza de Cristo (2014) Clásicos II (2015) References External links Official band website Mexican heavy metal musical groups Mexican death metal musical groups Mexican thrash metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1987 Musical groups from Michoacán
John Dickson "Dick" McBride (June 14, 1847January 20, 1916) was an American Major League Baseball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was the star pitcher and the player-manager for the Philadelphia Athletics of the National Association from 1871 through most of 1875 until Cap Anson took over as player-manager for the remaining eight games of the season. He had a pitching record of 149 wins and 74 losses during that period. In 1871, he went 18-5 and led Philadelphia to the NA championship. McBride finished his major league career in 1876 when he was signed by the Boston Red Stockings of the National League after the Association failed. He had a record of 0-4 before his career came to an end. McBride died in Philadelphia at the age of 70, and is interred at Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge, Pennsylvania. In 1864, while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, he was allowed to take a 3-day furlough to participate in a series of baseball exhibitions between clubs from Brooklyn and the local Philadelphia clubs. It was during this time that the north's attention had turned to military defense, not baseball, so Brooklyn strategically scheduled these events hoping to take advantage of the situation to get some well sought after wins in "enemy" territory. The presence of McBride didn't do much, as all Philly teams were beaten soundly. See also List of Major League Baseball career ERA leaders List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders References External links 1847 births 1916 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball player-managers Philadelphia Athletics (NABBP) players Philadelphia Athletics (NA) players Philadelphia Athletics (NA) managers Boston Red Caps players Baseball players from Philadelphia People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers Burials at Lawnview Memorial Park
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Alice Dunning Lingard (29 July 1847 – 25 June 1897) was an English actress who performed both in England and in the United States, and was the wife of mimic and comic William Lingard. Lingard was born in London on 29 July 1847 and had her stage debut there, at the Grecian Theatre. She married William Lingard in 1866 and went to the United States for the first time in 1868, along with her sister Harriet Dunning (later Lady Dalziel, wife of Baron Davison Dalziel of Wooler, and who went by the stage name “Dickie Lingard”). Her stage debut in America was on 11 August 1868 in the role of "Widow White" in Mr. and Mrs. Peter White. Her travels took her around the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Lingard died on 25 June 1897 and was buried at Brompton Cemetery in London. References External links portrait as Alice Dunning(AlexanderStreet; North American Theatre Online) English stage actresses 1847 births 1897 deaths 19th-century English actresses
William Maxwell Evarts "Max" Perkins (September 20, 1884 – June 17, 1947) was an American book editor, best remembered for discovering authors Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Thomas Wolfe. Early life and education Perkins was born on September 20, 1884, in New York City, to Elizabeth (Evarts) Perkins, a daughter of William M. Evarts, and Edward Clifford Perkins, a lawyer. He grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire and then graduated from Harvard College in 1907. Although an economics major in college, Perkins also studied under Charles Townsend Copeland, a literature professor who helped prepare Perkins for his career. Career After working as a reporter for The New York Times, Perkins joined the publishing house of Charles Scribner's Sons in 1910 as an advertising manager, before becoming an editor. At that time, Scribner's was known for publishing older authors such as John Galsworthy, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. However, Perkins wished to publish younger writers. Unlike most editors, he actively sought out promising new authors; he made his first big find in 1919 when he signed F. Scott Fitzgerald. Initially, no one at Scribner's except Perkins had liked The Romantic Egotist, the working title of Fitzgerald's first novel, and it was rejected. Even so, Perkins worked with Fitzgerald to revise the manuscript until it was accepted by the publishing house. Its publication as This Side of Paradise (1920) marked the arrival of a new literary generation that would always be associated with Perkins. Fitzgerald's profligacy and alcoholism strained his relationship with Perkins. Nonetheless, Perkins remained Fitzgerald's friend to the end of Fitzgerald's short life, in addition to his editorial relationship with the author, particularly evidenced in The Great Gatsby (1925), which benefited substantially from Perkins' criticism. It was through Fitzgerald that Perkins met Ernest Hemingway, publishing his first major novel, The Sun Also Rises, in 1926. Perkins fought for it over objections to Hemingway's profanity raised by traditionalists in the firm. The commercial success of Hemingway's next novel, A Farewell to Arms (1929), which topped the best-seller list, silenced colleagues' questions about Perkins' editorial judgment. The greatest professional challenge Perkins faced was posed by Thomas Wolfe's lack of artistic self-discipline. Wolfe wrote voluminously and was greatly attached to each sentence he wrote. After a tremendous struggle, Perkins induced Wolfe to cut 90,000 words from his first novel, Look Homeward, Angel (1929). His next, Of Time and the River (1935), was the result of a two-year battle during which Wolfe kept writing more and more pages in the face of an ultimately victorious effort by Perkins to hold the line on size. At first grateful to Perkins for discovering and mentoring him, Wolfe later came to resent the popular perception that he owed his success to his editor. Wolfe left Scribner's after numerous fights with Perkins. Despite this, Perkins served as Wolfe's literary executor after his early death in 1938 and was considered by Wolfe to be his closest friend. Although his reputation as an editor is most closely linked to these three, Perkins worked with many other writers. He was the first to publish J. P. Marquand and Erskine Caldwell. His advice was responsible for the success of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, whose The Yearling (1938) grew out of suggestions made by Perkins. It became a best-seller and won the Pulitzer Prize. Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country (1946) was another Perkins find. His penultimate discovery was James Jones, who approached Perkins in 1945. Perkins persuaded Jones to abandon the autobiographical novel he was working on and launched him on what would become From Here to Eternity (1951). By this time, Perkins' health was failing and he did not live to see its success, nor that of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (1952), which was dedicated to his memory. Perkins' final discovery was Marguerite Young, who started her mammoth Miss MacIntosh, My Darling in 1947 with his encouragement, signing a contract in 1947 based on her 40-page manuscript. The novel was finally published in 1965. Perkins was noted for his courtesy and thoughtfulness. He also recognized skilled writing wherever he found it and encouraged writers as few editors did. That Ring Lardner has a reputation today, for example, is because Perkins saw him as more than a syndicated humorist. Perkins believed in Lardner more than the writer did, and despite the failure of several earlier collections he coaxed Lardner into letting him assemble another under the title How To Write Short Stories (1924). The book sold well and, thanks to excellent reviews, established Lardner as a literary figure. Apart from his roles as coach, friend, and promoter, Perkins was unusual among editors for the close and detailed attention he gave to books, and for what the novelist Vance Bourjaily, another of his discoveries, called his "infallible sense of structure." Although he never pretended to be an artist himself, Perkins could often see where an author ought to go more clearly than the writer did. By combining these different editorial activities into his work, Perkins might be considered to be the first authors' editor. Scholar Matthew Bruccoli described Perkins as the most widely known literary editor of American literature. Personal life In 1910, Perkins married Louise Saunders, also of Plainfield, together they had five daughters. Perkins died on June 17, 1947, in Stamford, Connecticut, from pneumonia. His home in Windsor, Vermont, had been purchased from John Skinner in the 1820s for $5,000 by William M. Evarts, and had been passed down to Evarts' daughter and Max's mother, Elizabeth Hoar Evarts Perkins. She left the home to family members, including her son Maxwell. The home stayed in the family until 2005, and has been restored and reopened as the Snapdragon Inn. The inn houses the Maxwell Perkins Library, which displays and collects items associated with Maxwell Perkins and his extended family. His house in New Canaan, Connecticut, the Maxwell E. Perkins House, is on the National Register of Historic Places. His granddaughter Ruth King Porter is a Vermont writer, and one of his grandsons is the Riptide TV series actor Perry King. His granddaughter Jenny King Phillips, a documentary filmmaker and therapist, helped spearhead the restoration of Ernest Hemingway’s home in Cuba. Another grandson, Maxwell E.P. King, is a former editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, president of The Heinz Endowments, chief executive officer of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at St. Vincent's College, president and CEO of The Pittsburgh Foundation, and the author of The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, an authorized biography of the beloved children's television host. In popular culture In the 1983 film Cross Creek, exploring his professional relationship with Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Perkins is portrayed by actor Malcolm McDowell. In the 2016 biographical drama film Genius, based on A. Scott Berg's biography of the man, Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, Perkins is portrayed by British actor Colin Firth. References Further reading Biography, Max Perkins: Editor of Genius (1978), written by A. Scott Berg. Perkins' editorial papers are in the Charles Scribner's Sons collection at Princeton University. Profile by Malcolm Cowley, "Unshaken Friend", The New Yorker (April 1 and edition of 8 April, 1944). Ernest Hemingway and Carlos Baker. Ernest Hemingway, Selected Letters, 1917–1961. This book provides insight into Perkins' life through the eyes of Hemingway. Perkins' correspondence with F. Scott Fitzgerald is collected in Dear Scott, Dear Max: The Fitzgerald-Perkins Correspondence, ed. John Kuehl and Jackson Bryer (1991). A similar book regarding Perkins' relationship with Hemingway is The Only Thing That Counts, ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli and Robert W. Trogdon. A third book of Perkins' letters is also in print: Editor to Author: The Letters of Maxwell E. Perkins, edited by John Hall Wheelock. Father to Daughter: The Family Letters of Maxwell Perkins, letters written by Perkins to his wife and five daughters, collected and edited by his granddaughters. Andrews McMeel Publishing (October 1995). As Ever Yours: The Letters of Max Perkins and Elizabeth Lemmon, edited by Rodger L. Tarr. "William Maxwell Evarts Perkins." Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd edn. 17 vols. Gale Research, 1998. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Thomson Gale. 1999. External links Thomas Wolfe Memorial - Maxwell Perkins Archibald Cox, Conscience of a Nation New England Historic Genealogical Society: Major Historical Figures Descended from Anne (Lloyd) (Yale) Eaton of the New Haven Colony John Walsh, "The return of a man called Perkins", The Independent, August 5, 2010 Snapdragon Inn, former home of Maxwell Perkins in Windsor, Vermont Writers from New York City 1884 births 1947 deaths Harvard College alumni American literary editors Novelists from New York (state)
HR Delphini, also known as Nova Delphini 1967, was a nova which appeared in the constellation Delphinus in 1967. It was discovered by George Alcock at 22:35 UT on 8 July 1967, after searching the sky for over 800 hours with binoculars. At the time of discovery it had an apparent magnitude of 5.0. It reached a peak brightness of magnitude 3.5 on 13 December 1967, making it easily visible to the naked eye around that time. Pre-outburst photographs taken with the Samuel Oschin telescope showed it as a ~12th magnitude star which might have been variable. HR Delphini was discovered 158 days before it reached peak brightness, and its light curve around the peak was very well observed. It had a very slow rise to maximum brightness, when compared to other classical novae. It took 230 days for HR Delphini to fade from its peak by 3 magnitudes, which makes it a "slow" nova. Its decline from peak brightness showed several brief outbursts, leading to its light curve being classified as type "J" (for "jitters"). In June 1970, HR Delphini was detected in 3.7 cm and 11.1 cm radio wavelengths with the Green Bank Interferometer, and at 1.95 cm with the Green Bank 140 foot telescope. All novae are binary stars, with a "donor" star orbiting a white dwarf. The two stars are so close to each other that material is transferred from the donor to the white dwarf. In the case of HR Delphini, the orbital period of the binary pair is 5.14 hours. The mass of the white dwarf is estimated to be between 0.6 and 0.75 and the donor star is believed to be a main sequence star with a mass between 0.52 and 0.58 with a spectral type in the range of K5V to M1V. HR Delphini is surrounded by a bipolar nova remnant emission nebula, visible in Hα, Hβ as well as forbidden lines of oxygen and nitrogen. It is roughly ellipsoidal, with a central ring around the equatorial region. It had a size of 3.7 × 2.5 arc seconds when it was discovered in 1981, and had expanded to roughly 8.5 × 6.1 arc seconds when it was observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1997. References Novae Delphinus 1967 in science Delphini, HR 102190
Microcosmos () is a 1996 documentary film written and directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou and produced by Jacques Perrin. An international co-production of France, Switzerland, Italy and the United Kingdom, the film showcases detailed interactions between insects and other small invertebrates, and features music by Bruno Coulais. The film was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis Microcosmos, unlike a number of other nature documentaries, does not feature narration for most of its runtime, incorporating only two brief passages of narration. In the French-language version of the film, these passages are narrated by producer Jacques Perrin, while in the English version, Kristin Scott Thomas serves as narrator. Reception Critical response Roger Ebert gave Microcosmos four out of four stars, calling it "...an amazing film that allows us to peer deeply into the insect world and marvel at creatures we casually condemn to squishing." Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that "this quick, captivating film offers a taste of the exotic to viewers of any stripe (or spot). And it's a breathtaking reminder that Mother Nature remains the greatest special effects wizard of all." On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 34 critics, with an average rating of 8.4/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 87 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Box office The film has grossed $52.8 million against a budget of $3.8 million. Awards and nominations César Awards (France) Won: Best Cinematography (Thierry Machado, Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou and Hugues Ryffel) Won: Best Editing (Florence Ricard and Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte) Won: Best Music (Bruno Coulais) Won: Best Producer (Jacques Perrin) Won: Best Sound (Philippe Barbeau and Bernard Leroux) Nominated: Best Film Nominated: Best First Work (Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou) Nominated: Best Sound (Laurent Quaglio) See also List of films with longest production time References External links 1996 films Documentary films about nature French documentary films Documentary films about insects Films about frogs Films without speech Films set in France 1990s children's fantasy films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1996 documentary films Georges Delerue Award winners Films produced by Jacques Perrin Films scored by Bruno Coulais Films about arthropods 1990s French films
Alfred Hardy (1900–1965) was a Belgian contractor and autodidact architect. He became internationally known for his thin-shell concrete constructions in the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Quiévrain, he came into contact during World War II with the Ghent Professor Gustave Magnel and Brussels contractor Emile Blaton. Together with Polish engineer Simon Chaikes, he designed in 1947 two cylindrical aircraft hangars for the Grimbergen Airfield. This design was included in the Twentieth Century Engineering retrospective of 1964 in the New York Museum of Modern Art. His pioneering constructions contributed in architecture to the development of thin shells made out of reinforced concrete, later used by architects like Eero Saarinen or Félix Candela. The hangars are protected since 2007. He designed his own house in 1954 in Buizingen, Belgium. He also designed an agricultural shed in Villepreux in 1953 that was designated by the government of France as a Monument historique in 2010. Hardy married Emma Dassy and had two daughters (Nelly and Adrienne). He died in 1965 in road accident. References External links (en) Alfred Hardy, www.danda.be Belgian architects 1900 births 1965 deaths People from Quiévrain
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C9H15NO2}} The molecular formula C9H15NO2 (molar mass: 169.22 g/mol) may refer to: Aceclidine, a parasympathomimetic miotic agent used in the treatment of narrow angle glaucoma Piperidione, a sedative drug
Napa County wine refers to the viticulture and winemaking in Napa County, California, United States. County names in the United States automatically qualify as legal appellations of origin for wine produced from grapes grown in that county and do not require registration with the United States Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The vast majority of Napa County is covered by the boundaries of the world-famous Napa Valley AVA, an American Viticultural Area, and its various sub-appellations. The portion of the county that falls outside of the boundaries of the Napa Valley AVA is northeast of the Chiles Valley AVA, where few grapes are cultivated. Few wines are produced that carry a Napa County appellation of origin designation, as almost every wine produced from grapes grown in the county is eligible for release with the more commercially profitable Napa Valley AVA designation. The most common use of Napa County on a wine label is when a wine has been produced from grapes grown in two or more counties, such as Sonoma County and Napa County. In such a case, the wine label must indicate what percentage of grapes were sourced from each county. History Early history The Napa County wine industry began when George Yount, of Sonoma County, grew the first wine grapes in Napa Valley in the mid-nineteenth century. Although he is credited with starting the wine industry, Yount did not grow the industry, and it was not until Charles Krug arrived in Napa that the industry began to explode. In 1858, Charles Krug began producing wine in Napa with vintner John Patchett’s grapes. Three years later, in 1861, Krug founded Charles Krug winery (Napa County's first commercial winery), which still exists today, and with the guidance of winemakers Agoston Haraszthy and John Patchett along with Patchett's grapes, Charles Krug began to produce wine. Between 1870 and 1880, Napa County's wine output increased by almost 1000%, and by 1890 Napa County was California's leading county in terms of gallons of wine produced. Much of the growth that Napa County experienced in the late nineteenth century is due to developments in infrastructure such as the telegraph and the railroad as well as cheap Chinese labor. The development of the railroad in Napa made it easy to transport crops, wine, and tourists. During Napa County's wine production boom, California wine had a reputation for false labelling and dishonest adulteration processes. At this time, Gustave Niebaum, a wealthy businessman, established Inglenook winery with the intention of improving the wine industry's image. Niebaum had a vision for Napa County, and in 1888 Niebaum began growing high quality wine grapes using French methods and techniques. Napa County experienced global exposure at the 1889 World's Fair in Paris where Inglenook wines won awards. Niebaum helped to improve the wine-making business in Napa so that it began to attract other wealthy entrepreneurs. Major setbacks As the turn of the 20th century approached, a series of setbacks commenced that devastated the Napa County wine industry for decades. A phylloxera outbreak decimated the wine grape crop, and this was followed by Prohibition in 1918, which made the production and transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States. In 1933, when Prohibition was repealed, the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression, and as a result the Napa County wine industry did not fully recover until 1960's. Modern era In 1944, seven vintners signed an agreement that formed the Napa Valley Vintners trade association that would grow up until becoming an association with 550 wineries. The Napa County wine industry was once again in a period of expansion as new entrepreneurs with big visions such as Robert Mondavi in 1966 flocked to the valley; however, this time vintners and residents concerned about the population growth and shift towards urbanization in the region worked together to enact legislation making it more difficult to develop land in Napa. In 1968, Napa County passed the Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve, which protects rural open space within the county. As the new investors and entrepreneurs began moving to Napa County, the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 put Napa on the world stage as two wines from Napa County beat well-known wines from France. After 1976, Napa County was globally recognized for producing quality wines. From 1976 to the present, the Napa County wine industry has grown exponentially. In 1975, Napa County was home to 45 wineries, and in 1980 there were over 100 wineries operating in Napa County. In 1981, Napa Valley became the first American Viticultural Area (AVA) to be designated in California. This level of growth has sustained to the present day, as in 2012, there were 430 wineries in Napa County. The relatively new brand of high quality wine that is now associated with Napa County has attracted many wealthy investors to the region, and today Napa's economy is booming due to the success of the wine industry and a thriving wine tourism industry. Terroir The Napa Valley is located east of Sonoma under the backdrop of Mount Saint Helena, which is part of the Mayacamas Mountain Range. During the wine grape growing season, cool marine air from the Pacific Ocean and the San Pablo Bay flows into the southern end of the valley and goes up in elevation towards the northern end. Because of the increase in elevation, temperatures at the northern end of the valley tend to be significantly warmer than temperatures at the southern end. In addition to the differences in temperature, the western and northern portions of the valley experiences higher levels of precipitation than the eastern and southern portions due to a rain shadow caused by the vast differences in elevation in the region. The Napa Valley as a whole contains several climate regions, and this provides an ideal terroir for growing a variety of wine grapes due to the variation in temperature and precipitation as well as variations in soil composition and topography. Wine and the local economy By the numbers In 2005, the Napa County wine industry was estimated to be worth in excess of $9.5 billion. Nearly 89% of all United States wine is produced in California, and roughly a third of California wineries are based in Napa County, but only about 4% of California wine is produced in Napa. Once Napa County wine was recognized on the world stage in France, local producers used the newfound reputation to sell wine from the region for a premium over other wines produced elsewhere in California of the same quality. Over 50% of California wine bottles costing more than $15 are produced in Napa County. It is because of this reputation that the return on one ton of wine grapes grown in Napa is $3600, while neighboring Sonoma comes in second at $2200 per ton as of 2012. In comparison with other wine grape growing regions in California, Napa ranks second to last in terms of wine grape yield per acre at just over 3 tons grown per acre. Tourism Wine tourism is a staple for Napa County's local economy. The concept of wine tourism is relatively new, and researchers have concluded that there are a number of factors that make Napa County an attractive destination for tourists. The Napa County lifestyle, for instance, which embodies the importance of wellness and relaxation as well as luxury and fine wine and cuisine, is thought to be a distinguishing factor that draws tourists. Another factor is the level of interconnectedness between industries within Napa County. Wine production is the bedrock of the local economy, and local hotels, restaurants, and wineries work together to collectively promote tourism in the region. Additionally, there is a high level of community involvement and support for the wine tourism industry in Napa County, as roughly half of the local population is employed by the wine related industries. In 2014, around 3.3 million people visited Napa Valley. Almost half of the visitors came from the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, MSA. Tourism supported 11 766 jobs in the zone. Travelers generated $1.63 billion in direct Napa County spending that year. As of April, 2016, Napa County is home to approximately 70 hotels, resorts, inns, and bed and breakfast type establishments geared towards the tourism industry, with a total room count of 4,815. This number is up from 3,371 in 2005 largely due a 40% increase from 2006 to 2010. The Great Recession caused a number of proposed development to be put on hold, and now many experts are saying the hotel industry in Napa County is on the verge of another boom, with more than 2,000 new guestrooms at 18 locations either being planned or currently under construction. Environmental preservation controversy There are significant benefits as well as negatives to the booming wine tourism industry in Napa County. For example, the Napa County wine industry generated $1.4 billion in wages in 2004. Most of the county's residents depend on the wine industry and tourism. On the other hand, the growing demand for hotels and resources for the tourism industry is causing controversy among locals. Many residents are concerned about increased levels of traffic, a dwindling water supply, infrastructure, and environmental pressures. Working to slow the growth in the wine tourism industry, there are many agricultural land protection policies (meant to maintain the character and agricultural quality of the region) in effect in Napa County that make it difficult and expensive to expand the tourism industry. See also Sonoma County wine Mendocino County wine Central Coast AVA Footnotes References Maxwell-Long, Thomas. Images of America Napa County Wineries. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2002. The Napa Valley Museum, and Lin Weber. Images of America Napa Valley Wine Country. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2004. "The Napa-Sonoma Wine Country." In Hunter Travel Guides, 157–91. "Napa Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA)." Napa Valley Vintners. Last modified 2016. Accessed November 2, 2016. . Teiser, Ruth, and Catherine Harroun. Winemaking in California. N.p.: McGraw Hill, 1983. Thompson, Bob. The Wine Atlas of California and the Pacific Northwest. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1993. California wine Napa County, California Napa Valley Food and drink in the San Francisco Bay Area
Rob Easton is a Canadian media personality best known for co-hosting the gay television series Don't Quit Your Gay Job (DQYGJ), that was launched in 2009 on OUTtv. In the series, he competes with his friend and co-host Sean Horlor to master stereotypical gay and non-gay jobs. Each episode features Easton and Horlor competing to see who can be the most successful at a given job. The first season of the show (2009) had six episodes about jobs as bus driver, stripper, equestrian, dominatrix, modelling and drag. The second season featured curling, hockey, policing and extreme wrestling. Prior to DQYGJ, Easton took part in CBC Radio's The Early Edition, in Radio-Canada's Téléjournal Colombie-Britannique, and wrote for Xtra Vancouver and The Georgia Straight, and in 2011 was a story editor for HGTV's Urban Suburban. He worked as cinematographer for How Far Will You Go? a documentary about gay modeling. He also worked with Mado Lamotte in the Montreal drag club Cabaret Mado and is part of the Chor Leoni Men's Choir. Personal life Easton grew up on Vancouver Island in Campbell River, which he tries to visit as often as he can. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Victoria and a Diploma of Technology in broadcast journalism from British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). References External links Biography on Don't Quit Your Gay Job page on OUTtv website Living people Canadian television hosts Canadian LGBT entertainers Canadian LGBT broadcasters University of Victoria alumni British Columbia Institute of Technology alumni People from Campbell River, British Columbia Year of birth missing (living people)
Alte Elbe (lit. Old Elbe) is the German name for oxbows of the Elbe, i.e. cut-off meanders. With about the largest one of these is the Dornburger Alte Elbe, a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It branches of the Elbe near , a district of Gommern. It flows into the Elbe at Magdeburg. See also List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt References Rivers of Saxony-Anhalt 0AlteElbe Rivers of Germany
Virgil Talmadge McCroskey (October 5, 1876 – September 14, 1970) was an American conservationist who spent most of his life in eastern Washington. He created two state parks on the Palouse: Steptoe Butte State Park in Washington and McCroskey State Park in Idaho. Early years Born in Monroe County, Tennessee, McCroskey was the ninth of ten children born to Joshua Philander Theodore McCroskey and Mary Minerva Gallaher McCroskey, who moved from Tennessee and settled in eastern Washington in 1879 as pioneers and established a homestead near the foot of Steptoe Butte. McCroskey arrived in Washington at age two as a child; Steptoe Butte was his playground. He earned a degree in pharmacy at Washington State College in Pullman and in 1903 purchased the Elk Drug Store in Colfax, the facade of which still bears his name. Although he never married, during this period he raised two orphaned nieces and a nephew. McCroskey inherited his parents' farm in 1910 and retired from the pharmacy business in 1920. He spent the next few years traveling the world; he also drove all over the West, visiting national parks. Conservation activities When McCroskey returned from his travels, he at first contented himself with planting trees and flowers to beautify the family farm. Soon, however, he began a second career as an amateur conservationist, using his money and energies to cobble together parcels of land for two new state parks. Eventually, he sold his farm to raise revenue and moved to nearby Oakesdale. He first focused his efforts on Steptoe Butte, an island of ancient rock rising high above the surrounding palouse country and locally famous for the view from the top. Steptoe Butte State Park was dedicated on July 4, 1946, becoming Washington's 72nd state park. In 1965, at a ceremony declaring Steptoe Butte a National Natural Landmark, McCroskey was the guest of honor. Once this project was completed, McCroskey turned his attention to preserving Skyline Ridge in Idaho, easily visible from Steptoe Butte. It was an area of old-growth forest just over the border in southwestern Benewah County which was increasingly threatened by logging. In 1951, after he had accumulated , he began trying to gift the land to Idaho for a state park. The Idaho legislature, however, was unenthusiastic, thinking that the park would not generate enough tourist revenue to pay for the park's upkeep and to make up for the loss to the tax rolls. McCroskey did not give up. He added more to the parcel over the next three years and on August 7, 1955, after McCroskey, then 79 years old, agreed to maintain the park at his own expense for the next fifteen years, Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park finally became a reality. McCroskey lived fifteen more years – almost exactly long enough to fulfill his obligation to the state of Idaho. He continued improving the park (often working with his own hands) until shortly before his death at the age of 93. Legacy Steptoe Butte State Park, an easily accessed and highly visible landmark, receives many visitors, most of whom simply drive to the top to enjoy the view for a few minutes. McCroskey State Park, however, despite its larger size and much greater recreational opportunities, has long been neglected and underutilized. In recent years, however, the situation has begun to change as more people become aware of the park's wildlife, scenery, and thirty miles (50 km) of trails. Images References Reed, Mary and Petersen, Keith. Virgil T. McCroskey, Giver of Mountains. Pullman, WA: Washington State University History Department, 1983. External links 1876 births 1970 deaths American conservationists People from Monroe County, Tennessee People from Whitman County, Washington Pharmacists from Washington (state)
Highland Park is a park located in Brooklyn, New York City, on the border with Queens. Established in 1901, Highland Park borders Cypress Hills, Brooklyn—part of the East New York neighborhood—to its south, and it abuts Glendale and Ridgewood, Queens, to its north. Historic use Highland Park was created on the land immediately surrounding Ridgewood Reservoir that was purchased by the City of Brooklyn in 1891 under the jurisdiction of the Highland Park Society. Initially known as Ridgewood Park, between 1901 and 1905 the Brooklyn Department of Parks began improving the area with several structures, a rustic bridge, roads, footpaths, a flower garden and a new lake and fountain. In 1905, the City expanded the park by purchasing the Schenck estate just to the south of the Reservoir. The final expansion occurred in 1906 with purchase of a third parcel to the west from the Department of Water. The park from its earliest days has been a recreational haven for residents of both Brooklyn and Queens. The park ultimately included football fields, baseball fields, tennis courts and (in the winter) a frozen pond for skating. An aquatic garden was added in 1907 and a children's farm garden in 1915. The park is home to The Dawn of Glory World War I monument by sculptor Pietro Montana (dedicated 1925). In 1991 the western section of the park was renamed the Vito P. Battista Playground in memory of Vito Piranesi Battista, a local educator and member of the New York State Assembly. Ridgewood Reservoir was made obsolete by expansion of the city's Catskill and Delaware water systems although it remained in service until 1959. The third basin was used as a backup reservoir with water from the Catskill system until it was finally decommissioned and drained in 1989. The fenced-in basins returned to a natural state, becoming home to a birch forest and grassy marsh and hosting a wide variety of flora and fauna. New York Road Runners hosts a weekly 2.9-mile Open Run. Restoration In 2004, the reservoir was turned over to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for integration into Highland Park. In October 2007, the Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe quietly unveiled a contract to breach one of the reservoir basins and clear for ball fields. However, on June 26, 2008, New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. rejected that contract for the new development, citing concerns about the environmental impact, increased truck traffic, and the vendor selection process. Finally, in October 2013 the city announced the completion of a substantial renovation project that added handicapped-accessible and bicycle-friendly pathways (including one around the reservoir) to the park, as well as new fencing, pathways, lighting, and plantings. However the reservoir itself remains fenced off as a wildlife area, and no new ball fields were constructed. The $6.92 million cost was far less than the $50 million that was forecast for the more ambitious project in 2007. References External links NYC Department of Parks and Recreation web page on Highland Park Historic photos of Highland Park Historic photos of Ridgewood Reservoir Neighborhoods in Brooklyn Parks in Brooklyn East New York, Brooklyn
Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located 15 km south-west of Bayeux, Normandy. The cemetery contains 1,005 commonwealth war graves and 132 German war graves. History The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery were killed in late June and July 1944 as the Allies pushed south of Bayeux and then south-west to encircle Caen. Many casualties were involved in fighting around Tilly-sur-Seulles. Two brigadiers are interred in the cemetery; John Roland Mackintosh-Walker of the Seaforth Highlanders and James Hargest from the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. Casualties not just from the battles to encircle Caen, but from Operation Bluecoat. There are 24 Scots Guards (3rd Battalion) buried within, most lost their lives on hill 226 (now renumbered 232) near Les Loges on the push south from Caumont. These soldiers were in a tank battalion, part of the 6th Guards tank Brigade. Using Churchill & Stuart tanks. Location The cemetery is 14 km south-east of Bayeux, between Hottot-les-Bagues and Juvigny-sur-Seulles on the D.9 road. See also American Battle Monuments Commission UK National Inventory of War Memorials German War Graves Commission List of military cemeteries in Normandy References Further reading Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). A Traveler’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Northampton, Mass.: Interlink. External links World War II memorials in France World War II cemeteries in France British military memorials and cemeteries Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France Canadian military memorials and cemeteries 1944 establishments in France Cemeteries in Calvados (department)
Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl is a 2003 picture book by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by James Ransome. It is a retelling by Hamilton, in the Gullah dialect, of the classic story of Bruh Rabbit outwitting Bruh Wolf. Reception Booklist, in a review of Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl, wrote "In this version of the beloved Tar Baby trickster story, she drew on Gullah folklore from the Sea Islands of South Carolina. Her rhythmic, immediate version is well matched by Ransome's paintings, both cozy and exciting, which extend the fun with beautiful farmland scenes at dayclean (dawn) and daylean (evening) picturing the wily rabbit thief in human clothes repeatedly outwitting the wolf." and the School Library Journal described it as "meticulously paced, lyrical, hilarious, and a joy to read aloud." with "lush watercolors [that] suit the story perfectly". Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl has also been reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly, and the Florida Media Quarterly. It is a 2004 ALA Notable Book for children, and a 2004 CCBC Choices book. References 2003 children's books American children's books American picture books American folklore Gullah culture Br'er Rabbit Culture of the Southern United States English-language books Children's books about rabbits and hares Children's books about wolves Children's books set on farms Literature by African-American women
General Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge (2 March 1828 – 15 July 1892) was Governor of Gibraltar. Military career Born the second son of Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge and educated at Eton College, Hardinge was commissioned into the 41st Regiment of Foot in 1844. He was quickly appointed Aide-de-Camp to his father, then serving as Governor-General of India. In 1849 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards. He went to the Crimea as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General in 1854 and was present at the Battle of Alma, Battle of Balaclava, Battle of Inkerman and Siege of Sevastopol. He became Assistant Quartermaster-General at Shorncliffe in 1856 and became Equerry to Prince Albert in 1858 and, following Albert's death, he became Equerry to Queen Victoria. In 1881 he was appointed Commander of the Bombay Army and colonel of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers until 1886, when he was transferred to be Governor of Gibraltar and colonel of the 1st Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps. He was promoted full general on 1 April 1883. On his return to England in 1890, he transferred to be colonel of the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards until his death. He was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1886. He died on 15 July 1892 from injuries received in a carriage accident at Weymouth and was buried in the churchyard of St. Peter, Fordcombe, Kent. Family On 30 December 1858, he married Mary Georgina Frances Ellis, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Augustus Frederick Ellis, and had one son (Arthur Henry Hardinge) and three daughters. References 1828 births 1892 deaths Burials in Kent British Army generals Welch Regiment officers Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire British Army personnel of the Crimean War Coldstream Guards officers Younger sons of viscounts King's Royal Rifle Corps officers Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers officers
Calcutta Gazette was an English newspaper in Bengal founded by Francis Gladwin, a colonial officer, in 1784. It was one of the first newspapers in India. History The Calcutta Gazette was founded by Francis Gladwin, an officer in the British East India Company, and an orientalist. Its first issue was published on 4 March 1784. The newspaper became an important medium for the publication of public information. The Gazette initially charged the government for advertisements but stopped after the government provided the Gazette with free postal circulation and free postage. The government withdrew this in 1787. In January 1787, Francis Gladwin gave control of the company to Arthur Muir, Herbert H. Harrington and Edmond Morris. The three were civilians involved with the newspaper. In June 1815 the Government Gazette was created by the Bengal Military Orphan Society. All government advertisements were diverted to the Government Gazette from the Calcutta Gazette. Private advertisers also left the newspaper and advertising revenue declined. Employees at the newspaper went on strike. In June 1818 the Calcutta Gazette was sold to the owner of the Calcutta Morning Post, Heatly. On 29 September 1818 Heatly stopped publication of the Calcutta Gazette in favor of a new newspaper founded by James Silk Buckingham called the Calcutta Journal. References Publications established in 1784 Publications disestablished in 1818 Defunct weekly newspapers Defunct newspapers published in India 18th century in Kolkata 19th century in Kolkata 1784 establishments in British India 19th-century disestablishments in British India Culture of Kolkata English-language newspapers published in India Gazettes
Nansindlela School is a public school in the Boekenhouthoek area, near the town of Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Founded in 1980, the school has 450 learners from Grade 10 to grade 12 (matric), with a teaching staff of eighteen. The school offers English-medium instruction to the multilingual local community, which is predominantly Ndebele speaking people. The name Nansindlela means "This is the way" in isiZulu and can be interpreted to Nasindlela in IsiNdebele. The school has won a number of awards for its consistent academic performance and involvement in sports and other extra curricular activities. External links Nansindlela School home page Schools in KwaZulu-Natal Educational institutions established in 1980 1980 establishments in South Africa
Jade Sutherland is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Kate Garven. She appeared in the series from 19 June 2000 until 3 June 2004. Character development Jade is introduced into the series as part of the new Sutherland family who move from the city to live in Summer Bay. Jade was Garven's first role on television. Garven said that working on Home and Away was a fun experience and that she had developed a good working relationship with those who play her on-screen family. Jade is portrayed as the "quieter" and "dreamy" of the Sutherland sisters, a keen book reader who likes to help out those less fortunate than herself. Jade is prone to illness and is a long sufferer of asthma. Jade's family see her as "fragile" and "vulnerable" and feel the need to treat her with care. The serial's official website describe her as being "stronger that many people realise" despite her fragile nature. Jade has also learnt to play on her weakness to get her own way in life. Jade is strong willed in knowing what she wants from life and does not like being told to do something she does not agree with. Garven described Jade stating that "she is a nice person and a very sweet girl. She can be a little flighty and she always talks too much. She tends to babble on but genuinely cares for people." Jade and her twin sister Kirsty Sutherland (Christie Hayes) claim to share a "telepathic" connection in which they know when one another are in trouble. The theme was a prominent feature throughout Jade and Kirsty's tenure. However, producers later implemented a storyline in which Jade discovers that she is not related to the Sutherlands. The revelation that she was mixed up with another baby after birth conflicted their ideas of a telepathic connection between twins. Jade enters into a relationship with the character of Nick Smith and (Chris Egan) who plays Nick said that he and Garven had "a lot of fun together" portraying their relationship. In one storyline Jade and Nick attempt to appear on a reality television series titled "The Dorm", which radio host Garth Russell plays the director, who Jade attempts to impress. Storylines Jade arrives in Summer Bay from the city with her twin sister, Kirsty and their older sister Dani (Tammin Sursok) when their parents Rhys (Michael Beckley) and Shelley (Paula Forrest). Jade begins dating Duncan Stewart (Brendan McKensy), while Kirsty dates Nick. When Brodie Hanson (Susie Rugg) moves in with the Sutherlands, she and Jade form a sisterly bond after they share a room for a while. Jade soon resumes her ballet classes but is unnerved by a rival, Tonya (Sharni Vinson) and soon begins having issues with her body and develops bulimia as a result. She and Duncan soon break up after Duncan's behaviour has become uncontrollable following his mother Ailsa's (Judy Nunn) death. Jade later begins a more serious relationship with Nick after he and Kirsty split. Their relationship gets problems when Vice Principal Angie Russell (Laurie Foell) mind games starts playing with Nick and abusing him. Also after Angie is killed, Nick is still having difficulty getting close to other people, Jade and Nick don't want to give up their relationship and their love survives ultimately. After a while, Jade Nick makes it clear that she is ready for the first time sex. Nick tells her that he is afraid he can't handle it because of his trauma to sexual abuse. A while later Nick says he is ready, but every time they are with two intimate, he comes up with an excuse not to have sex with her. It becomes clear to Jade that he is not ready at all, but that he suppressed his trauma for her. She than tells him he can take the time that he needs and that he don't have to do something he can't handle. Yet Nick dumps her because he doesn't want that she has to wait for him. They both think it's better that way, but realize after a while that they can't without each other and came back together. After talking to a psychologist for a few months, Nick seems to have gotten over his traumas and they're having sex. Both for the first time. However Jade then falls for Seb Miller (Mitch Firth), Nick's best friend, and she drops Nick to begin a relationship with Seb. Jade later discovers she was switched at birth with Laura DeGroot (also portrayed by Hayes), the revelation shatters her, leading to an identity crisis which sends her off the rails, culminating in a suspension from school. Duncan returns to town and tries to rekindle things with Jade, despite the fact she is now with Seb. Duncan and Jade do drugs one night, which leaves Jade worse for wear. On the night of Robbie Hunter (Jason Smith) and Hayley Smith's (Bec Hewitt) combined birthday party, Duncan steals Robbie's car keys and drives the car while high and involves Jade in a drag race. Seb tries to stop them by jumping on the bonnet but Duncan keeps driving and the car goes over a cliff. The Sutherlands fear that Jade has been killed but she survives with comparatively minor injuries in contrast to Seb, who is left paralysed. After Seb decides to join his grandfather Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn) in the Whitsundays, Jade decides she wants to go too as she feels there is nothing for her in the Bay. Her family tell her they are still there if she wants them. Jade soon then leaves with Kit Hunter (Amy Mizzi) for a fresh start in the city to get to know her biological family, the DeGroots. Jade returns several months later when Kirsty undergoes vital surgery and Shelley donates a kidney to her. Reception In the book Philip Ardagh's book of howlers, blunders and random mistakery, Ardagh claimed that Jade and Kirsty's "amazing telepathic empathy" was conveniently forgotten by scriptwriters when they were revealed to be unrelated. He added that it must have been a "surprise" to viewers who had previously seen their connection play out. A columnist for the Sunday Mail thought the plot was questionable and said "A family arrive and claim Jade was swapped at birth with their daughter. You couldn't make it up." References External links Character profile at the Official AU Home and Away website Character profile at the Internet Movie Database Home and Away characters Adoptee characters in television Television characters introduced in 2000 Female characters in television
Aurantibacter crassamenti is a Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, chemoheterotrophic and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of Aurantibacter which has been isolated from marine sediments from Japan. References Flavobacteria Bacteria described in 2017
Gryżyński Potok (also Gryżynka) is a river of Poland, a tributary of the Oder near Radnica. Rivers of Poland Rivers of Lubusz Voivodeship
Pieces, short for masterpieces, are a form of graffiti that involves large, elaborate and detailed letter forms. They are one of the main forms of modern graffiti, along with tags and throw ups, and are the least controversial of the three and least likely to be seen as vandalism. Due to their size, pieces are almost always done in aerosol spray paint, but may use paint rollers for large fill-ins. Form Pieces tend to be large, with multi-coloured fills and outlines. They often incorporate highlights, shadows, and a background, and may use extensions, 3D effects, and sometimes characters. Because of their complexity and large size, pieces usually take a significant amount of time to plan and paint and therefore are often found on legal walls. Illegal pieces tend to be found in less crowded spaces such as train yards, tunnels, drains, rooftops, and walls facing train tracks. Illegal pieces done in busier areas are often done over multiple nights or by multiple members of a crew. Many people unfamiliar with graffiti forms can find it difficult to distinguish the letters in more elaborate pieces. While straight-letters are pieces with clear letters that prioritise legibility, wildstyle pieces have extremely exaggerated letters forms with multiple extensions and add-ons, and are often illegible to many people. This may be a deliberate choice to allow only those familiar with the art form to read them. Some writers choose to sign their pieces with personal and crew tags. History Pieces were first observed in the 1980s on trains in the New York Subway, until the metro began refusing to put out painted trains in an attempt to discourage writers, which had the unintended effect of writers instead painting pieces on city walls. Pieces are more likely to be considered a "true" art form by people outside of the graffiti community. With the rise of commercial graffiti since the late 2000s, legal pieces are sometimes commissioned by local businesses as promotion or by local councils with the intention of discouraging less appreciated forms of graffiti such as tags, given that many writers will not go over another artist's work. References Graffiti and unauthorised signage Public art Street art
Nimgaon Mhalungi is a village located in the Shirur subdivision of Pune district, Maharashtra. It is situated on the banks of Kamini river. References Villages in Pune district
Hardeep Singh Grewal (born 1960) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Indian team placed fifth. He completed 10th from Govt. School PAU. After he studied at Arya college. He played in Hockey team. And represented district , state , country at many levels. References Olympic field hockey players for India Indian male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1960 births Living people Field hockey players at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in field hockey Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
Andrey Alyaksandravich Harbunow (; (Andrey Aleksandrovich Gorbunov); born 29 May 1983) is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Gorbunov made his debut for the Belarus national team on 30 March 2015, in a friendly match against Gabon. On 17 May 2017, he ended his contract with Atromitos F.C. after three consecutive years with the club. Honours BATE Borisov Belarusian Premier League champion: 2012, 2013 Belarusian Super Cup winner: 2013 References External links 1983 births Living people Footballers from Mogilev Belarusian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Belarus men's international footballers Super League Greece players FC Dnepr Mogilev players FC Veino players FC Spartak Shklov players FC Dinamo Minsk players FC Neman Grodno players FC BATE Borisov players Atromitos F.C. players FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players Belarusian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
```smalltalk // // // Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining // a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the // "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including // without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, // distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to // permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to // the following conditions: // // The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be // included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. // // THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, // EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF // MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND // NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE // LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION // OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION // WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. // using System; using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Reflection; using NUnit.Framework; using MonoTests.System.Xaml; using System.Windows.Markup; #if PCL using System.Xaml; using System.Xaml.Schema; #else using System.Xaml; using System.Xaml.Schema; #endif using Category = NUnit.Framework.CategoryAttribute; namespace MonoTests.System.Windows.Markup { [TestFixture] public class StaticExtensionTest { [Test] public void ProvideValueWithoutType () { var x = new StaticExtension (); // it fails because it cannot be resolved to a static member. // This possibly mean, there might be a member that // could be resolved only with the name, without type. x.Member = "Foo"; Assert.Throws<ArgumentException> (() => x.ProvideValue (null)); } [Test] public void ProvideValueWithoutMember () { var x = new StaticExtension (); x.MemberType = typeof (int); Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException> (() => x.ProvideValue (null)); } [Test] public void ProvideValueInstanceProperty () { var x = new StaticExtension (); x.MemberType = typeof (StaticExtension); x.Member = "MemberType"; // instance property is out of scope. Assert.Throws<ArgumentException> (() => x.ProvideValue (null)); } [Test] public void ProvideValueStaticProperty () { var x = new StaticExtension (); x.MemberType = typeof (XamlLanguage); x.Member = "Array"; Assert.AreEqual (XamlLanguage.Array, x.ProvideValue (null), "#1"); } [Test] public void ProvideValueConst () { var x = new StaticExtension (); x.MemberType = typeof (XamlLanguage); x.Member = "Xaml2006Namespace"; Assert.AreEqual (XamlLanguage.Xaml2006Namespace, x.ProvideValue (null), "#1"); } [Test] public void ProvideValuePrivateConst () { var x = new StaticExtension (); x.MemberType = GetType (); x.Member = "FooBar"; // private const could not be resolved. Assert.Throws<ArgumentException> (() => x.ProvideValue (null), "#1"); } const string FooBar = "foobar"; [Test] public void ProvideValueEvent () { var x = new StaticExtension (); x.MemberType = GetType (); x.Member = "FooEvent"; // private const could not be resolved. Assert.Throws<ArgumentException> (() => x.ProvideValue (null), "#1"); } #pragma warning disable 67 public static event EventHandler<EventArgs> FooEvent; #pragma warning restore 67 [Test] public void ProvideValueWithMemberOnly() { const string xaml = "<x:Static xmlns:x='path_to_url xmlns:foo='clr-namespace:MonoTests.System.Xaml;assembly=System.Xaml.TestCases' Member='foo:StaticClass1.FooBar' />"; var result = XamlServices.Parse(xaml.UpdateXml()); Assert.AreEqual("test", result); } [Test] public void ProvideValueFromChildEnum() { const string xaml = "<x:Static xmlns:x='path_to_url xmlns:foo='clr-namespace:MonoTests.System.Xaml;assembly=System.Xaml.TestCases' Member='foo:StaticClass1+MyEnum.EnumValue2' />"; var result = XamlServices.Parse(xaml.UpdateXml()); Assert.AreEqual(StaticClass1.MyEnum.EnumValue2, result); } } } ```
Eretmodus marksmithi is a small species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in the northern third of Lake Tanganyika. References marksmithi Fish described in 2012
The 1960 CCCF Youth Championship was an age restricted association football competition organised by the CCCF (English: Football Confederation of Central America and the Caribbean). All games were hosted in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and took place between 14 and 28 August. See also Football competitions in Honduras Football in Central America References Under-19 association football competitions 1960 in youth association football
GIS Arta or GIS Art for Artillery is military software used to coordinate artillery strikes. It has been used in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It has fast targeting (one minute), it does not require reconnaissance units to use specialized devices (they use smartphones), and it does not require artillery pieces to be clustered together. It has been compared to the German artillery software ESG Adler. It was developed by Ukrainian programmers, with involvement by British digital map companies. See also Delta (situational awareness system) References External links GIS Arta, Official website Location-based software Military equipment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Adar River (or Khor Adar), known to the Dinka as the Yal, is a tributary of the White Nile in the state of Upper Nile, South Sudan. It flows north west from the Machar Marshes and enters the White Nile just upstream of the town of Melut. References Rivers of South Sudan Tributaries of the Nile Upper Nile (state)
Hovgaard Island is an island long, lying off the northwest coast of Kyiv Peninsula, southwest of Booth Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was discovered and named "Krogmann-Insel" (Krogmann Island) by the German 1873–74 expedition under Eduard Dallmann, but the name Hovgaard, after Polar explorer and officer of the Danish Navy Andreas Hovgaard, applied by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, has overtaken the original name in usage. The name Krogmann Point has been given to the western extremity of Hovgaard Island. Hovgaard Island is a popular location for camping in Antarctica among expedition groups due to the presence of a relatively flat campsite along Penola Strait. Campers dig "snow graves" to sleep in. The holes offer protection from the wind. See also Composite Antarctic Gazetteer Guéguen Point List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S References Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago
Seymour Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. A member of the Berkeley Islands group, it is located approximately north of northern Bathurst Island. Between Seymour Island and Bathurst Island lies Helena Island. Penny Strait lies about to the east where open water polynyas occur. It was first noted by Europeans during the search for Franklin's lost expedition around 1858 when passed in open water by an explorer's ship, who did not land. It then was described as "....a long, low reef, about 100 feet in elevation." It was named after one of the ship's crew members. The first recorded visit likely was during the Canadian Army's survey and mapping of the Arctic islands in the late 1940s. A metal "T-shaped" triangulation point survey marker then was installed on the island's highest point, now called Triangle Point. Sometime in the early 1970s, five unmarked, sealed 45 gallon drums of aviation fuel were cached near the point, possibly by an oil exploration company. They were never reclaimed. In the summer of 1973, Stewart D. Macdonald of the Canadian National Museum of Natural Sciences discovered the island was the first known permanent nesting colony of endangered ivory gulls in the New World. Less than , it rises approximately above sea level, and is approximately in size. The island is characterized by raised beaches of shattered sandstone boulders and glacial erratics, coastal sand bars, gravel ridges, freshwater ponds and permafrost springs. A small piece of fossil coral occurs on the main ridge near the Triangle Point. Though polynyas form in the area, the island is commonly ice locked year round. Snow melt occurs during June, with some snowcover on the northeast part of the island lasting into July. Freshwater ponds can begin to freeze over in late August. Summer weather often is foggy with temperatures just above freezing. Winter minimum temperature was recorded in the mid-1970s as , and summer maximum as . Flora and fauna The Canadian National Museum of Natural Sciences, Vertebrate Ethology Division, established a natural history research station on Seymour Island in the summers from 1974 to 1977. Headed by Stewart D. Macdonald, Curator of Vertebrate Ethology at the Museum, the station was staffed by two to three biologists. Their main objective was to study the endangered ivory gull. Considerable other wildlife and weather data also was collected. Vegetation is sparse, consisting primarily of mosses and lichens. Only seven species of vascular plants have been recorded, with the most common being purple saxifrage. The island is frequented by polar bears, and less commonly, the Arctic wolf and Arctic fox. There is a small resident population of collared lemmings, and Peary caribou have been recorded. One Peary caribou, killed by Arctic wolves in the winter of 1973–74, was recorded in the spring of 1974. A herd of seven Peary caribou was observed from Seymour on the north coast of nearby Helena Island in the summer of 1977. Ringed seals are common on the surrounding pack ice, with up to 100 being recorded in view basking around Seymour Island. Bearded seals are occasional as well. A beluga whale skeleton occurs on the southwest coast, some distance up from the current sea level. The ocean surrounding the island contains Arctic cod, lion's mane jellyfish and Gammaracanthus sp. shrimp. A piece, of what is possibly, bowhead whale baleen was found as part of an ivory gull nest in 1976. Driftwood found on an old beach ridge near the top of the island was carbon dated to 3,200 years BP. Birds Nesting birds include red-throated loon, king and common eider, long-tailed duck (oldsquaw), brant goose, Arctic tern, purple sandpiper, and snow bunting. Visiting birds include Ross's gull, black-legged kittiwake, Murre sp., snowy owl, parasitic jaeger, long-tailed jaeger, pomarine jaeger, and common raven. Thayer's gull and glaucous gull are to be found here also, but the island is most notable for ivory gulls, found on Seymour Island from May to September. A total of 233 nesting pairs of ivory gulls were recorded in the mid-1970s. Variable numbers of non-breeders, up to about 200, also were recorded. In July 1976, three colour-marked and banded ivory gulls from Seymour were recorded southeast on Prince Leopold Island three weeks later. The gulls of Seymour Island breed on raised rocky beaches unlike other Canadian ivory gull colonies. The island supports Canada's largest known ivory gull breeding colony, approximately 10–12 percent of the known Canadian population. In 2005, Gilchrist and Mallory postulated that Seymour Island gulls may represent forty percent of the surviving Canadian population of this species. The Seymour Island population represents approximately one percent of the world population of ivory gulls. Protected areas The Seymour Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary, established in 1975, is in size, including the island and surrounding waters. The migratory bird sanctuary is part of the Seymour Island Important Bird Area (No. NU045). The island is also an International Biological Programme Site (No. 1-7), and a Key Marine Habitat Site in Nunavut (No. 2). References MacDonald, S. D. 1976.Phantoms of the polar pack ice. Audubon Magazine 78(3):2–19. Morgan, J. P. 1979. Ivory Gull Summer. Manitoba Nature Magazine. Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, Winnipeg, MB. Reference incomplete. Islands of the Queen Elizabeth Islands Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region Bird sanctuaries of Qikiqtaaluk Region Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada Important Bird Areas of Nunavut Important Bird Areas of Arctic islands
Merlin Plage–Shimano–Flandria was a French professional cycling team that existed in 1974. It was linked to the Belgian team . It participated in the 1974 Tour de France, with Cyrille Guimard winning a stage. Team roster The following is a list of riders on the Merlin Plage squad during the 1974 season, with age given for 1 January 1974. References Cycling teams based in France Defunct cycling teams based in France 1974 establishments in France 1974 disestablishments in France Cycling teams established in 1974 Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1974
The Jackson Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in 1957, 1958, and 1965. It was played at Colonial Country Club in Jackson, Mississippi. Winners All State Ladies' Invitational 1965 Jo Ann Prentice Jackson Open 1959-64 No tournament 1958 Jackie Pung Colonial Open 1957 Betty Dodd References Former LPGA Tour events Golf in Mississippi 1957 establishments in Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi History of women in Mississippi
Dr Norman Kingwell Day (born 25 March 1947, in Melbourne, Australia) is an architect, educator, and writer. Architecture After graduating, in the late 60s Norman Day worked in the office of Romberg & Boyd, with noted architect and critic Robin Boyd and Professor Frederick Romberg. He then started his own practice in 1971. His practice was initially based in Melbourne, where he came to prominence in the 1980s as part of the new wave of architects who adopted Postmodernism. Later his practice expended to South East Asia, with offices in Melbourne, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and Dili. His architecture is contemporary and investigative, it seeks to provide long-life-term constructions which last over time rather than short-term solutions which satisfy a culture of ‘architecture as a commodity’. His major commissions include Mowbray College (Melton), Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Headquarters (Melbourne), RMIT International University, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) and Can Tho University Learning Resource Center (Can Tho City, Vietnam) and the Embassy for East Timor (Canberra). Since 2000, he has been involved with the new nation of East Timor, consulting on the reconstruction of the country with projects including the Xanana Gusmão Reading Room/ Library (Dili), Hotel dom Aleixo (Dili)and schemes for empowerment training. He is a board member of "Architects Without Frontiers". Design submissions have been made for a design proposal for the new Assembly and Ba Dinh Hall (Hanoi), an urban design competition for Thu Thiem district (HCMC), Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (Melbourne), MOMA at Heide (Melbourne), West Kowloon Redevelopment (Hong Kong) and National Trade Union Headquarters (Singapore). Teaching He is an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the RMIT University, which also awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Architecture. During the period 1976 to 2002 he was Lecturer and Design Coordinator Theory, History, Communications Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design and Environmental Construction, RMIT University (Melbourne). He has lectured also at the University of Western Australia Perth, School of Art and Design, RMIT at Bundoora, University of New South Wales (Sydney), School of Architecture, University of Melbourne. Department of Architecture (with Professor Susana Torre), Columbia University, New York, Lecturer Council of Adult Education, Monash University (Melbourne),Swinburne Technical College (Melbourne), and Deakin University (Geelong). Day's titles are: Doctor of Architecture (Honoris Causa, RMIT), Adjunct Professor of Architecture (RMIT), M Arch (RMIT), B Arch (Melb), ARB (Vic), Exhibitions XXX Exhibition, 30 Years of Architecture – Norman Day, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne. 2001 Models Inc. Architects + Industry (Curator: Val Austin) A + I Gallery, Melbourne. 1996 World - Wide - Work : Architecture by Fax CURVE, Tolarno Gallery, Melbourne. 1995 "Fin de Siecle? : and the Sydney twenty - first century: Architectures of Melbourne", Clapin Burdett Gallery. Sydney. 1993 " Fin de Siecle ? Melbourne - and the twenty-first century " RMIT. Melbourne. 1992 Australian Mythos Sydney - Reflection on an Unfinished Journey. 1988 Neo-Classicism ? Monash University + Power Institute (Sydney and Melbourne).1986 Two x Two '86: Artists + Architects: George Paton Gallery (Melbourne).1986 (Exhibition partner Julie Brown-Rrap ) Architecture as Idea, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne. 1984 Next Wave, Canberra. 1981 Four Melbourne Architects , Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne, with Edmond Corrigan, Greg Burgess , Peter Crone 1979 Awards and honours Professional awards include: RAIA-Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media. Finalist Award Robin Boyd Award House of the Year RAIA (National) : For Outstanding Architecture. Seven Royal Australian Institute of Architects Awards. Lustig + Moar - RAIA Architecture Prize. BELLE magazine "House of the Year" 1990. Housing Industry of Australia, House of the Year Award (Best Use of Steel). The Australian Business award 2005 for "Business Innovation", Australian Chamber of Commerce (AUSCHAM) – Fosters Vietnam Ltd. Excellence in Construction - National Building and Construction Awards,Commercial Building, National Award Master Builders Association of Australia. Excellence in Construction - Commercial Building Victorian State Award Master Builders Association of Victoria. Australian Government Award for valued contribution as a volunteer working in East Timor (Timor Leste). City of Port Phillip Design + Development Awards (Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists) – best contribution to achieving sustainable development. Writing He was first employed as architecture critic for The Age (Melbourne) in 1976, and has supplied critique for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (Radio and TV), and previously for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Sunday Age (Melbourne). Articles have been published world-wide including - National Times (Melbourne), (Editor) Architecture Australia magazine (National), (Editor) Architect Magazine, DOMUS (Italy), Studio International (London), International Architecture (London), Aujourd Hui (Paris), Monument Magazine (Sydney), Transition Magazine (Melbourne), Australian Art Review (Sydney), Express Magazine (New York), Meanjin (Melbourne) and Melbourne University Magazine (Melbourne). Publications include Federation Square, (Hardie Grant Books, 2003) Notes From The Laboratory (in prep.) Heroic Melbourne - Architecture of the 1950s (RMIT,1995) Fin de Siecle? - and the twenty-first century, part author (RMIT, 1992) Modern Houses: Melbourne (Zouch), 1976. Bell, The life and work of Guilford Bell, Architect 1912-1992, A Bookman Transition Publication, Melbourne, 1999. part author -(van Schaik, Leon, Ed.). AARDVARK 3 : A Selected Guide to Contemporary Melbourne Architects,- introductory essay - (also CD ROM and Internet),(Evans, Doug,Ed.) The Department of Architecture, RMIT, Melbourne, 1997. Puckapunyal Armoured Centre - Hopkins Barracks Department of Housing and Construction Melbourne. 1985. Notes References Monash Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Australia, Reed Reference Publishing 1994 Essay Melbourne Architecture - Aardvark Biography - Aardvark RRR Podcast External links Norman Day + Associates The Age RMIT University RMIT International University Vietnam Can Tho University LRC Architects Without Frontiers Architects from Melbourne RMIT University alumni Academic staff of RMIT University Living people 1947 births 20th-century Australian architects Postmodern architects Architecture critics
Christine Chaplin Brush ( – ) was an American flower painter and author. Christine Chaplin was born on in Bangor, Maine. She was the daughter of two authors, Jane Dunbar Chaplin and the Rev. Jeremiah Chaplin. Chaplin painted primarily watercolors of wildflowers. She studied with Charles Chaplin and Henri Harpignies in Paris. Her works Petunias and Nasturtiums were reproduced as chromolithographs by Louis Prang. She taught drawing at the State Normal School in Framingham, Massachusetts. Her novel The Colonel's Opera Cloak (1879) was initially published anonymously as part of the No Name Series from the publishers Roberts Brothers. She also wrote short stories and poems for a number of magazines. In 1878 she married the Rev. Alfred H. Brush. He became pastor of the New Utrecht Reformed Church and her book Inside Our Gate (1889) is about their life in New Utrecht. Christine C. Brush died on 3 February 1892 in New Utrecht, New York. Bibliography The Colonel's Opera Cloak (1879) Inside Our Gate (1889) References Created via preloaddraft 1842 births 1892 deaths American women painters American women writers
Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) is an initiative unveiled in 2002 by Microsoft to standardize the hardware and class driver architecture for audio devices in modern Microsoft Windows operating systems. Three classes of audio devices are supported by default: USB, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), and Intel High Definition Audio, which supports PCI and PCI Express. Starting with Windows Vista, Microsoft requires all computer and audio device manufacturers to support Universal Audio Architecture in order to pass Windows Logo certification. Overview The goal of the Universal Audio Architecture is to solve a very common problem in older Microsoft Windows products, that of inconsistent support for audio. Due to the lack of a common system by which audio devices could describe their capabilities to the operating system, not to mention a lack of ability to control those capabilities, audio device manufacturers (such as Creative Labs, Realtek, Turtle Beach and others) have had to provide a series of control panels and custom interfaces to let a user control the device. This, in turn, requires kernel-mode drivers so that the user's actions can be communicated to the hardware itself. Poorly written audio drivers have been a common source of system instability in Windows, especially with games that make use of extended audio card capabilities. These concerns prompted Microsoft to disable the audio stack entirely by default in Windows Server 2003. UAA seeks to resolve problems by putting forth a standardized interface which audio devices can follow, ensuring that the device's capabilities will be recognized and used effectively by Windows, without the need for additional drivers or custom control panels. It also provides a reasonable assurance that an audio device will still be able to work many years down the road, without requiring vendor-supplied drivers for a newer version of Windows. Another goal of UAA is to provide better support for multi-channel audio in Windows so that, for example, multi-channel WMA Pro audio streams can be played without special driver support. UAA is intended to be a complete replacement for developing WDM Audio Drivers; however, in some cases it may be necessary for an otherwise UAA-compliant audio device to expose capabilities that cannot be done through UAA. Windows will continue to fully support audio drivers that use the PortCls and AVStream drivers. History In 2004, Microsoft provided the first version of UAA as an update to Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003, but is only available by contacting Microsoft support directly. However, almost all manufacturer supplied drivers contain the UAA class driver. Windows XP Service Pack 3 also includes the updated driver, as well as Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 and 2. In Windows Vista, the Windows Logo program requirements state that any machine shipped with Vista must include a UAA-compliant audio device that works without additional drivers. See also Windows Vista audio architecture Windows legacy audio components References External links Audio Device Technologies for Windows — Windows Hardware Developer Center web site Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) High Definition Audio class driver (Q888111) for Windows XP with Service Pack 1 Device drivers Windows audio
Closterotomus fulvomaculatus is a species of plant bugs of the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. Description The species is brownish coloured and is long while its nymph is either green or yellowish-green in colour. By July, it becomes an adult. Distribution It is mainly absent from Andorra, Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Ireland, Madeira, Malta and northwestern part of Russia. Ecology Closterotomus fulvomaculatus lay eggs in the cracks of wooden stems in late July and August. They feed on various fruit crops including Trifolium, Urtica and various plants from family Asteraceae which includes Anthemis, Carduus, Cirsium and Matricaria'' species. References External links Closterotomus fulvomaculatus Image of a nymph Insects described in 1773 Hemiptera of Europe Mirini Taxa named by Charles De Geer
Héctor Manzanilla Rangel (born June 28, 1985 in Los Teques, Miranda) is a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who has won a bronze medal at the Central American Games. He is most respected for giving amateur superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux one of the toughest fights of his career. Career At the Central American Games 2006 he lost to Mexican Arturo Santos Reyes in the semis. At the ALBA Games in May 2007 in his home country he gave two-time Olympic champion who came into this fight on a 96 bout winning streak since 2003 one of his toughest fights losing only on countback +8:8 (36:38). (The 5:0 score on Rigondeaux's amateur record is misleading, all five judges voted for him). He didn't participate in the PanAm Games 2007. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships where he lost to Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan in the quarter final he qualified for the Olympics. As of 2007 his record is 179-15. External links Central American Games 2006 World Championships 2007 Bio/Record (Spanish) Living people Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Venezuela People from Los Teques Sportspeople from Miranda (state) 1985 births Venezuelan male boxers Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people
is a former Japanese football player. Tomiyama previously played for Shonan Bellmare in the J2 League. Club statistics References External links 1982 births Living people Ryutsu Keizai University alumni Association football people from Chiba Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J2 League players Japan Football League players Shonan Bellmare players Gainare Tottori players Men's association football defenders
Bellary Airport is an airport serving Bellary, a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was once served by Tata Airlines and Vayudoot. Bellary was a part of the first commercial flight of India which was from Karachi to Madras, flown by J.R.D Tata on 15 October 1932. This is the first airport of Karnataka built as early as 1932. However, as of May 2018, the airport is without commercial air service. Jindal Vijaynagar Airport, located about west of the city, is used instead for this purpose. A new airport for Bellary is being planned as well. History Bellary Airport existed as early as 1932, when it figured in an airmail service operated by Tata Airlines (now Air India). The service operated Karachi–Ahmedabad–Mumbai–Bellary–Madras. The British selected Bellary because of its strategic location and the presence of many troops in the city. Afterward, regional carrier Vayudoot operated flights to Bellary. In 2004, the Government of Karnataka decided to permit commercial flights from an airstrip owned by Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Ltd (JVSL) in Toranagallu, from Bellary. The airstrip would serve Bellary as well as nearby Hampi and Hospet. This decision resulted in protest from some citizens, who felt the airstrip would only benefit JVSL workers and who wanted Bellary Airport to be upgraded instead. The State Government responded by saying there was no space to extend and widen the runway to make it capable of receiving larger aircraft. Between December 2006 and 2009, the JVSL airstrip received flights from Bangalore and Goa by Air Deccan and later Kingfisher Red. There are now plans to build a new airport for Bellary. In January 2006, the Airports Authority of India announced it would establish a radar station for air traffic control at Bellary Airport. Construction was carried out by the company Indra Sistemas and was completed by September 2011. Airfield Bellary Airport has one runway, 12/30, which measures and is connected to a single taxiway at its southern end. See also Jindal Vijaynagar Airport New Bellary Airport Notes References Airports in Karnataka Bellary Buildings and structures in Bellary district Transport in Bellary district Airports established in 1932 1932 establishments in India 20th-century architecture in India
Hypsidracon is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. Species Hypsidracon kururana Razowski, 2012 Hypsidracon saurodoxa Meyrick, 1934 See also List of Tortricidae genera References , 2012: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the Tervuren Museum, 3: Hypsidracon Meyrick and Gnathodracon gen. n.. Polish Journal of Entomology 81 (4): 335-346 External links tortricidae.com Olethreutinae Tortricidae genera
Marcin Malinowski (born 6 November 1975) is a Polish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently serves as the assistant manager of Polish club Zagłębie Sosnowiec. From 1997 to 2015, he made 458 Ekstraklasa appearances for Odra Wodzisław and Ruch Chorzów, the 2nd highest amount of appearances in the league's history. He began his career in Gwarek Zabrze, then moved to Polonia Bytom. In 1997, he signed a contract with Polish top division side Odra Wodzisław. The club won 3rd place in the league in 1997 and played in UEFA Europa League. In 2002, for 2 years he moved to Ruch Chorzów. He returned to Odra Wodzisław in 2004 and played until the club was finally relegated to the I liga in 2010. Malinowski was appointed team captain from Wodzisław Śląski. For Odra he played 12 seasons, 303 matches and scored 12 goals in Ekstraklasa. In 2010, he moved to Ruch Chorzów. References External links 1975 births Living people Polish men's footballers Gwarek Zabrze players Polonia Bytom players Odra Wodzisław Śląski players Ruch Chorzów players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players People from Wodzisław Śląski Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Polish football managers Zagłębie Sosnowiec managers I liga managers
Richard G. Hubler (born Richard Gibson Hubler; 20 August 1912 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania – 21 October 1981 in Ojai, California), was an American screenwriter, military author, and writer of biographies, fiction, and non-fiction. However, his best-known work is the 1965 autobiography he ghostwrote for Ronald Reagan, Where's the Rest of Me?. Biography Hubler attended Wyoming Seminary then graduated from Swarthmore College in 1934. Hubler began writing for many magazines. In 1941 he wrote his first biography Lou Gehrig: The Iron Horse of Baseball followed by I Flew for China in 1942, a biography of Chiang Kai-shek's personal pilot. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in December 1942. He served for three years in the Corps obtaining the rank of captain. He wrote many articles for the Marine Corps Gazette one of which criticised the American military's awarding of decorations Winning Medals and Alienating People. Hubler also published a World War II history of Marine Aviation Flying Leathernecks: The Complete History of Marine Corps Aviation 1941–1944 in 1944. After the war, Hubler used his Marine experience as inspiration for his first novel published in 1946 I've Got Mine that was filmed as Beachhead in 1954. It was republished as Walk Into Hell in 1963. Hubler became a Hollywood Scriptwriter with a screenplay based on Jim Corbett's Man-Eaters of Kumaon. This led him to be signed as a scriptwriter for Belsam Productions to write a trio of films for Tom Conway. In addition to Reagan's autobiography, he also wrote SAC: The Strategic Air Command (1958), St. Louis Woman with Helen Traubel (1959), Big Eight: A Biography of an Airplane (1960) Straight Up: The Story of Vertical Flight (1961) and The Cole Porter Story as told to Richard G. Hubler (1965). In February 1954 he had a piece entitled Dogs Are Dumb published in Coronet magazine, relating the lack of intelligence in dogs. He quickly became deluged by irate dog-owners' correspondence and can be heard making an apologetic appearance on the 19 May 1954 edition of You Bet Your Life defending his opinion and stating that he owned a dog himself. Hubler was commissioned by Walt Disney Productions and the Disney family to prepare a biography of Walt Disney shortly after Disney's death, which he researched and wrote during 1967–1968. Upon submission he was paid a contractual penalty and the manuscript never saw print. "No comments, no reasons, no nothing at all", Hubler stated to animation historian Michael Barrier as to why it remained unpublished. Animation historian Wade Sampson notes when Bob Thomas some years later was engaged to write what became Walt Disney: An American Original, Disney executives explained that "two other writers had tried their hand at writing the official biography but both of the attempts had proven unsatisfactory." A number of the interviews Hubler conducted on Disney have been published in the book series Walt's People edited by Didier Ghez. Hubler's papers are held by the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. This includes the manuscript of the unpublished Disney biography and much material from its preparation. Many of the interview transcripts are also held by the Disney Archives. He died of Parkinson's disease. References External links 1912 births 1981 deaths People from Dunmore, Pennsylvania American male screenwriters American male biographers United States Marine Corps officers United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II 20th-century American biographers Screenwriters from Pennsylvania 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters Military personnel from Pennsylvania
Turbonilla nuttingi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. This species was named for the American zoologist Charles Cleveland Nutting (1858-1927) Description The shell is long and slender. Its length measures 12.3 mm. It is wax yellow on the posterior half between the sutures but light brown on the anterior and the periphery. The 2½ whorls of the protoconch are large. They formi a depressed helicoid spire, the axis of which is at right angles to that of the succeeding turns, in the first of which it is about one-fifth immersed. The eleven whorls of the teleoconch are moderately well rounded and slightly shouldered at the summit. They are marked by strong, broad, well rounded, somewhat protractive axial ribs, of which 20 occur upon the first to sixth, 22 upon the seventh to ninth, and 24 upon the penultimate turn. These ribs extend prominently from the summit to the periphery of the whorls, but do not cross the latter. The intercostal spaces are very narrow, not more than half the width of the ribs. The anterior half between the sutures is marked by five equal and equally spaced spiral grooves. The posterior half is marked by two which equal those on the anterior half in strength, but are a little more distantly spaced, and six fine incised lines which divide the space posterior to the last groove. The sutures are somewhat constricted. The periphery of the body whorl is well rounded. The base of the shell is short and well rounded. It is marked by nine slender incised spiral lines, which are successively a little closer spaced from the periphery to the umbilical region. The aperture is rhomboid. The posterior angle is obtuse. The outer lip is thin, showing the external marldngs within. The columella is slender, somewhat curved and slightly revolute. Distribution The type specimen was found in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California. References External links To World Register of Marine Species nuttingi Gastropods described in 1909
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream is a 2010 Christian book written by David Platt, and is a New York Times Bestseller. Reception Radical is an Evangelical Christian Publishers Association bestseller. Publishers Weekly said, WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group’s Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt, is now in its 14th print run, with 250,000 copies in print. Since its May 4 publication date, Radical has been on the New York Times Paperback Advice list for eight weeks, reaching #5. The book also has appeared on the CBA Top 50 bestsellers list at #3 and at #2 on the CBA Christian Living list External links Radical book Official Site References Evangelical Christian literature 2010 non-fiction books
The Grand Inna Malioboro is a historic colonial hotel in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1908 as the Grand Hotel de Djokja, then when the Japanese Empire came to Yogyakarta, the hotel name was changed to Hotel Asahi, it was later known as the Hotel Merdeka, Natour Hotel Garuda, and Inna Garuda. It contains 223 rooms. The hotel was once effectively the de facto headquarters for the government and a Christian stronghold. The hotel is a part of Hotel Indonesia Group chain, a subsidiary of state-owned tourism holding company InJourney. References Hotels in Indonesia Hotels established in 1908 Hotel buildings completed in 1908 Buildings and structures in Yogyakarta 1908 establishments in the Dutch East Indies InJourney
```c /* * / #include <zephyr/bluetooth/conn.h> #include "conn.h" uint8_t bt_conn_index(const struct bt_conn conn) { return conn->index; } int bt_conn_get_info(const struct bt_conn conn, struct bt_conn_info info) { info = conn->info; return 0; } struct bt_conn bt_conn_ref(struct bt_conn conn) { return conn; } void bt_conn_unref(struct bt_conn conn) { } void mock_bt_conn_disconnected(struct bt_conn *conn, uint8_t err) { STRUCT_SECTION_FOREACH(bt_conn_cb, cb) { if (cb->disconnected) { cb->disconnected(conn, err); } } } ```
Helmer & Son is a 2006 short film directed by Søren Pilmark. The film was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. References 2006 films 2006 short films 2000s Danish-language films Danish short films
The Perth Seawater Desalination Plant, located in Naval Base, south of Perth, Western Australia, turns seawater from Cockburn Sound into nearly 140 megalitres of drinking water per day, supplying the Perth metropolitan area. The salt water reverse-osmosis (SWRO) plant was the first of its kind in Australia, and became operational in 2006. It covers several acres in an industrial park near the suburb of Kwinana Beach. Electricity for the plant is generated by the 80 MW Emu Downs Wind Farm located in the state's Midwest region near Cervantes. The wind farm contributes 270 GWh/year into the general power grid, more than offsetting the 180 GWh/year requirement from the desalination plant. The desalination plant, with 12 SWRO trains with a capacity of 160 megalitres per day and six BWRO (brackish water) trains delivering a final product of 144 megalitres per day, was expected to have one of the world’s lowest specific energy consumptions, due in part to the use of pressure exchanger energy recovery devices supplied by Energy Recovery Inc. The devices are isobaric chamber types which recover energy in the brine stream and deliver it to water going to the membrane feed at a net transfer efficiency at up to 98%. As a condition of its continued operation, the Perth plant has a comprehensive environmental monitoring program, measuring the seawater intake and brine outfall. Excess water from the plant is stored in the hills dams. In early 2008, the plant was shut down on two occasions due to reduced dissolved oxygen levels in Cockburn Sound. See also List of desalination plants in Australia Reverse osmosis plant Seawater desalination in Australia References External links More on the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant Science and technology in Western Australia Desalination plants in Australia Water supply and sanitation in Western Australia Buildings and structures in Perth, Western Australia City of Kwinana
Bielany-Jarosławy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bielany, within Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. References Villages in Sokołów County
Miguel Mariano Gómez y Arias (October 6, 1889 – October 26, 1950) was a Cuban politician who served as the seventh President of Cuba for just over eight months in 1936. Compared to other administrations, there was general peace and tranquillity in Cuba during Gómez's brief presidency. It is claimed that he was a talented orator and writer, and the opposite of the typical "man on a horseback" attributed to previous Cuban Presidents with military backgrounds. Early life Gómez was born in Sancti Spíritus, the son of Cuba's second president, José Miguel Gómez and philanthropist América Arias. He attended various schools in Cuba (including a Jesuit school in Cienfuegos) and the United States and graduated as a lawyer from University in Cuba. During his youth he attended the coronation of King George V of the United Kingdom in 1911 as a Special Attaché to the Cuban Legation in London. He married Serafina Diago y Cardenas and they had three daughters, Serafina, Graziella and Margarita Gómez y Diago. Political career Gómez served several terms in the House of Representatives and in 1926 was elected mayor of Havana. In 1928, constitutional reforms abolished mayoralty of Havana and Gómez went into exile in New York City. He participated in the failed Río Verde armed expedition against the Gerardo Machado government, was imprisoned, and returned to exile. During his exile, early in the 1930s, he participated in a junta of various leaders of different anti-Machado groups which would often meet at the Biltmore Hotel. After the ousting of Machado on August 12, 1933, Gómez returned to Havana, founded the Republican Action Party, and in 1934 was again elected mayor of Havana. However, he resigned as mayor due to a widespread doctor's strike. From 1933 to 1936 he led an opposition group known as the Marianistas. During this period of time his home was bombed twice, although he was not injured. Presidency Following years of political instability, Gómez was elected President of Cuba in the 1936 general elections, and was inaugurated on May 20, 1936. However, he served only until December 24, 1936, when he was impeached by Congress following his vetoing of the Nine Cent Law, a revenue on each 250-pound bag of sugar produced in the country, that was planned to finance the Civic-Rural schools promoted by Fulgencio Batista. Speaking in December, 1936, towards the end of Gómez's presidency, former President of Cuba, Carlos Hevia, claimed that Batista was trying to force a confrontation with Gómez, stating "A military oligarchy has ruled Cuba for two years. President Gómez has had no real power, but Col Batista now seems to want to attain openly the power he has had all the time behind the scenes. He wants to destroy Gómez by showing him up so that he will have to resign if he is not turned out." Impeachment Gómez was initially impeached by the House of Representatives. The counsel for the House of Representatives, which brought the charges against Gómez, included Antonio Martinez Fraga, a Democrat; a Nationalist named Felipe, and Carlos Palma, a Republican. Senator Rivero interrupted the trial when he announced his resignation as secretary of the impeachment tribunal and claimed "the tribunal is prejudiced, the President lacks guarantees for a fair trial." The Senate trial charged Gómez with "threatening reprisals against members of the Congress of Cuba who opposed his legislative measures." Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Juan Federico Edelman presided over the trial. It was reported that the trial commenced with quick readings of the charges against Gómez followed by a brief defence document in which Gómez denied coercing members of Congress. Gómez claimed that the trial was "a mere political act to depose the President because of orders and pressure from a source known to all", also stating "I hereby protest against this trial as unconstitutional in the sense that I have no guarantee." The counsel representing Gómez was Jose M. Gutierrez. Gutierrez gave a lengthy defense which was applauded from the galleries, which were filled with spectators. It was reported that Gutierrez accused the army of interfering in civilian politics and promoting the impeachment. Defending Gómez, Gutierrez claimed "Both the Senate and the public know the accusations against the President exist only in the imagination of the Representatives. Public opinion is with the President, who was duly elected by the people." Before the trial opened Gómez told the press "I think the decision is already signed. When one performs one's duty it sometimes makes a painful picture, but it leaves the conscience tranquil." The trial concluded early on December 24, 1936 when the Senate voted to impeach Gómez by a vote of 22–12. The Senate statement read: "Dr. Miguel Mariano Gómez y Arias, President of the Republic is hereby declared guilty of transgression against the free functioning of the legislative power and is removed from the Presidency of the Republic, quitting that office upon notification." Following the conclusion of the trial, a Senate committee travelled to the home of Vice President Federico Laredo Bru to notify him that he had become President. Later on in the day crowds gathered at the Presidential Palace cheering for Gómez as he departed to his residence in the Prado area of Havana. Later in the day, from his house, Gómez issued a statement claiming his impeachment was "highly unjust" and a victory for the military, also saying "It has all been useless. Something more is desired: to give orders from Camp Columbia [Army Headquarters] to the [Presidential] Palace." It was reported that Gómez indicated that it would have been more transparent if Batista would have openly entered the Presidential Palace. Post-presidency Gómez left Cuba for the United States, but later returned to Cuba in 1939. In 1940, he ran for the mayoralty of Havana again, but lost to Raul Menocal. He then retired from public life and died in Havana in 1950 at the age of 61 following a long illness. References Rulers website Time magazine, November 6, 1950 Time magazine, June 1, 1936 (Spanish) 1889 births 1950 deaths People from Sancti Spíritus Cuban people of Spanish descent Liberal Party of Cuba politicians Presidents of Cuba Children of presidents 1930s in Cuba 20th-century Cuban politicians
The Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Singer of the Year is an annual music award, presented by the Canadian Folk Music Awards to honour the best vocal performances in contemporary folk music by Canadian artists. 2000s 2010s 2020s References Contemporary Singer
Phulpakharu () is an Indian Marathi language television series which aired on Zee Yuva. The series premiered from 24 April 2017 and ended on 26 October 2019, but was renewed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plot Manas and Vaidehi are in their college days. Manas is in love with Vaidehi, and he sends her poems. Vaidehi soon falls in love with these poems, and through a common friend, she meets her secret admirer. Due to an inter college drama competition, Vaidehi and Manas grow close, and Vaidehi falls in love with Manas. They begin dating soon after. Vaidehi’s best friend, Sameer Nawathe is in love with her, but she clears their misunderstandings and remains friends with him. Sameer’s father, a businessman sets a trap for Manas and Vaidehi’s families, but the truth comes out later, and at a New Year’s party, the families reconcile. This marks the entry of Maya, who falls in love with Manas. She sweet talks Vaidehi, and becomes her friend. She troubles Manas, by visiting his home often, by trapping her and Manas in a classroom in college and paying a guy to click intimate pictures of them, blackmailing Manas indirectly. Maya tells Vaidehi one sided stories about Manas cheating on Vaidehi. Angry and hurt, Vaidehi breaks up with Manas. Sameer finds out about Maya’s plan and makes his own plan to fool her. Manas and Vaidehi reconcile. They reveal their relationship to their respective homes, getting acceptance in both homes. Soon, Rocky, a completely egoistic musician, Maya’s friend, enters their lives, and insults their gang. Vaidehi challenges Rocky for a competition. Maya, meanwhile sweet talks Vaidehi’s friend, Tanya, and she helps Maya by influencing Varsha, Vaidehi’s best friend, against Vaidehi. Tanya also creates problems for the group, by stealing and hiding their equipment. On Holi, Maya mixes bhaang in the thandai, leading to Manas and Vaidehi having an intercourse. Their gang wins the competition and Vaidehi is revealed pregnant, after their college ends. Meanwhile, Sameer and Tanya fall in love with each other and start dating. After they tell their families, Manas’s father tells him to earn a certain amount of money in order to come back home. Soon after, Manas starts working at a travel company. Manas and Vaidehi get married. Manas’ boss’ wife, Shalmali is a woman with no child of her own. She starts becoming protective about pregnant Vaidehi and starts disliking Manas. She creates many troubles in Manas and Vaidehi's lives, by influencing Vaidehi against Manas and kidnapping Vaidehi. She is revealed with a psychological problem, and later Manas and Vaidehi forgive her. Meanwhile, Manas’ uncle, Kuldeep, has an eye on the property owned by Sadanand Rege. He pushes the family into troubles, causing Manas’ accident, where he goes into coma for a long time. Finally, Kuldeep is arrested. Soon after, a baby girl is born to Manas and Vaidehi, and they name her Mahi. They think of donating their child to childless Shalmali, but Shalmali refuses. They soon shift to a new house, gifted to them by Vaidehi’s father. Manas and Vaidehi join her father’s company. Manas later starts working for RBK (Revati Bhargav Kotibhaskar), as a musician and singer, a job of his dreams. Sameer too, joins the same company, a few days later. Revati, Manas and Sameer’s boss, hates Manas and Sameer’s friendship, and plans to sabotage it. She accuses Manas of molestation. Vaidehi, aspiring to be a lawyer that time, takes up Manas’s case. Sameer supports Revati. This brings a lot of problems in Sameer and Tanya’s relationship. They break up soon after. Vaidehi proves Manas not guilty, and Sameer and Manas reconcile. Revati is revealed to be jealous of Manas, who has everything. Sameer apologises to Tanya, and they get back together. Kuldeep (Manas’s uncle) asks for divorce from Kusum, Manas’s aunt. Kusum soon falls in love with Subu, Tanya’s relative, and they decide to marry each other. The show ends on Mahi’s first birthday, on a positive note. Cast Main Hruta Durgule as Vaidehi Inamdar-Rege: A young, confident, outgoing college girl, Manas' wife, daughter of Raosaheb Inamdar, sister of Vikrant and Mahi's mother Yashoman Apte as Manas Rege: A simple, shy college boy, Vaidehi's husband, son of Sadanand and Pratibha Rege and Mahi's father. Recurring Manoj Kolhatkar as Sadanand Rege: A strict, moral, loving man who is Pratibha's husband, Manas' father, Vaidehi's father-in-law. Shalaka Pawar as Manas' mother, Pratibha Rege: A simple, sweet woman, Sadanand's wife, Vaidehi's mother-in-law. Nilay Ghaisas as Vikrant (Vicky): A fun, loyal character often teased for his long hair, Raosaheb Inamdar's son, Vaidehi's younger brother. Deepak Karanjikar as Raosaheb Inamdar: Vaidehi's and Vikram's single father. Ashish Joshi as Sameer Nawathe: A boy from a very rich family, but hungry for love. Vaidehi's best friend, Tanya's love interest. He loved Vaidehi at first, but sacrificed after know about ManDehi and moved on. But, he keeps flirting with her often. Trushna Chandratre as Tanya: Sameer's girlfriend. She always loved sameer. She teamed up with Maya due to her manipulation, but later apologized and returned to dosti gang. Priyanka Tendolkar as Varsha: Amit's love interest, best friend of Vaidehi. She too teamed up with Maya due to her manipulation, but she too apologized and returned. Advait Kadne as Amit: Manas' best friend, Varsha's love interest. Initially, he helped Manas in delivering poems to Vaidehi. Chetan Vadnere as Chetan: Single, always ready-to-mingle. Gaurav Malvankar as Gaurav: Single, always ready-to-mingle. Nupur Chitale as Radha: The daughter of Sadanand's friend, Manas' friend. Senjali Thakur as a college teacher. Rupal Nand as Revati Rujuta Dharap as Maya: A girl obsessed with Manas. She manipulated Tanya and Varsha and made them betray Dosti gang in order to win the music competition, but Dosti gang won eventually. Hemangi Kavi as Shalmali: The wife of Manas' boss, Vaidehi's friend. She creates many problems due to her psychological problem. Abhijeet Kelkar as Sheetal: Manas' boss, Shalmali's husband. Prasad Oak as Anil: Manas' neighbour and Raosaheb's employee. Poorva Gokhale as Archana: Manas' neighbour, Anil's wife. She is childless, so she conducts baby-sitting in her home. Pournima Talwalkar as Kusum Aatya: Manas' aunt, Kuldeep's wife. She disliked Vaidhehi at first, but later Vaidehi won her heart. Mandar Devsthali as Subu: Tanya's uncle, Kusum's love interest. Soundtrack The series' music was composed by Vishal-Jagdish, with lyrics by Vishal Rane and Ashwini Shende. References External links Phulpakharu at ZEE5 Marathi-language television shows 2017 Indian television series debuts Zee Yuva original programming 2019 Indian television series endings
"Ain't No Nigga" (censored as "Ain't No Playa") is the second single from the American rapper Jay-Z's first album, Reasonable Doubt, and is featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 film The Nutty Professor. It was released on March 19, 1996. The track features Foxy Brown, and uncredited vocals by Jaz-O. Background The song's beat is produced by Big Jaz who samples "Seven Minutes of Funk" by the funk band The Whole Darn Family. The song's chorus was sung by Jaz-O, and interpolates "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" by the Four Tops. The "Ain't No Nigga" single goes under the clean alias "Ain't No Playa". Foxy Brown was 18 at the time when the song was recorded and the music video was filmed. Citing the funky production and lyrics about unfaithful relationships, Spence D. of IGN.com describes it as "one of the better opposite sex rap duets ever laid on wax." "Ain't No Nigga" is cited as playing a significant role in securing Jay-Z's record deal with Def Jam. According to Sony BMG A&R Nick Raphael, "Will Socolof of Freeze Records sent me a CD and a video and said to me, "This guy is incredible, but he needs a bigger label to take over. Are you interested?" The record he sent to me was "Ain't No Nigga" and I went crazy, thinking that I had to sign him!" Music video The music video of the song, which was shot in Miami, starts with a scene similar to a scene of the film Scarface. It is the second time the album references the film, the first with the start of "Can't Knock the Hustle". The music video features cameos by The Notorious B.I.G., Irv Gotti, and Mic Geronimo. Formats and track listings Vinyl A-Side "Ain't No Playa (Rae & Christian Mix)" "Ain't No Playa (Original Mix)" B-Side "Ain't No Playa (Fresh to Def Mix)" "Ain't No Playa (New York Street Mix)" Vinyl (remixes) A-Side "Ain't No Nigga (Ganja Kru Mix)" B-Side "Can't Knock the Hustle (Desired State Remix)" Charts Weekly charts See also List of songs recorded by Jay-Z References 1996 singles Jay-Z songs Foxy Brown (rapper) songs Songs written by Dennis Lambert Songs written by Brian Potter (musician) Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Jaz-O Song recordings produced by Jaz-O 1996 songs Roc-A-Fella Records singles Songs written by Foxy Brown (rapper)
"I Got 5 on It" is a mobb music song by American rap duo Luniz featuring R&B singer Michael Marshall, released in May 1995 as the lead single from the duo's debut album, Operation Stackola (1995). The song reached number two in Germany, number three in the United Kingdom and number eight in the United States. It is a drug anthem about the consumption of marijuana; its title and chorus refer to the practice of splitting the cost of a marijuana purchase and claiming five dollars' worth of it. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 31, 1995 and sold one million copies domestically. In 2022, Pitchfork ranked "I Got 5 on It" one of "The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s". Content The title relates to the following lyrics: "Kinda broke this evening, y'all, so all I got's five, I got five" "Unless you pull out the fat, crispy five-dollar bill on the real before it's history" "I got 5 on it, let's go half on a sack" The track is performed by Yukmouth and Numskull, who duet about splitting the cost of a $10 bag of weed before going to a convenience store to buy Tanqueray Gin, Carlo Rossi wine, Arizona brand soft drinks, and a Swisher Sweets cigar to break down and convert into a blunt. The reprised version of the track suggests that the original 'five on it' came from a man who had prepaid Numskull for yet-undelivered cocaine. The track samples Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (1987), Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie" (1973) and Audio Two's "Top Billin'" (1987). Bay Ballas Remix A remixed single and video were released to promote the album. The song was remixed by the original producer, Tone Capone, and features additional vocal performances by fellow Bay Area rappers Dru Down, E-40, Richie Rich, Shock G, and Spice 1. Warren G makes a cameo in the music video. Critical reception Heidi Siegmund Cuda from Los Angeles Times said, "On tracks like “I Got 5 on It”, the two keep their feet so close to East Oakland’s rough streets they’re picking the glass shards off the soles of their shoes." Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Already a massive smash in the US, this slow rap jam, reminiscent of Warren G's "Regulate", has all the potential to emulate that success elsewhere thanks to a sparse production and an irresistible hook." A reviewer from Music Week gave the song four out of five, describing it as "catchy US hip hop that makes use of the melody from Timex Social Club's mid-Eighties hit "Thinkin' About Ya". Has all the prerequisites to sell well." James Hyman from the RM Dance Update commented, "Just like Jazzy Jeff's infectious 'Summertime', another Kool & The Gang-inspired laid-back 'n' lazy rap is getting heads nodding everywhere." Pitchfork ranked it one of "The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s" in 2022, commenting, "their lone hit, about going 50-50 on a dime bag, and on paper it’s a celebration of the rituals and etiquette of social smoking. But the musky, nocturnal beat, built from a corroded sample of R&B group Club Nouveau's late '80s hit "Why You Treat Me So Bad", turned the track into an exercise in paranoia." Track listings 12" single A1. "I Got 5 on It" (clean version) – 4:13 A2. "I Got 5 on It" (instrumental) – 4:14 B1. "So Much Drama" (LP version) (street) featuring Nik Nack – 5:14 B2. "So Much Drama" (instrumental) – 5:14 CD single (US version) "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix) – 3:59 "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump (Shock G), Richie Rich, and Spice 1 – 4:12 "I Got 5 on It" (gumbo funk remix) remixed by N.O. Joe (4:50) "I Got 5 on It" (clean weedless mix) – 4:12 Cassette single A1. "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix) A2. "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump (Shock G), Richie Rich, and Spice 1 A3. "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 1) A4. "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 2) B1. "I Got 5 on It" (clean short mix) B2. "I Got 5 on It" (clean bay ballas vocal remix) featuring Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump (Shock G), Richie Rich (2), and Spice 1 B3. "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 1) B4. "I Got 5 on It" (drop zone rub 2) Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications In popular culture The original song and a suspenseful orchestrated remix version play a crucial role in Jordan Peele's 2019 horror film Us. The track's main melody is used as a leitmotif during the film's climax. The remix is listed on the official soundtrack as the "Tethered Mix". It is also featured in the films Havoc and The Last Black Man in San Francisco. New York Mets third baseman David Wright had the song as his walk-up music for most of his career because he wore number 5 for the team. See also List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1996 References 1994 songs 1995 debut singles Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Luniz songs Songs about cannabis Songs about drugs
Evansville is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,703 at the 2020 census. Evansville is a part of the Janesville-Beloit Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Madison-Janesville-Beloit CSA. History Evansville was first settled in the 1830s by New Englanders who were attracted to the area by its pristine wooded landscape and the placid Allen Creek. By 1855, the city recorded its first plat and was complete with homes, shops, and churches. Evansville is named for Dr. John M. Evans, a doctor and postmaster during the city's early years. In 1863, the Chicago and North Western Railway came to Evansville, accelerating growth. At this point, Evansville's economy was based on industry and manufacturing of carriages, wagons, pumps, windmills and iron castings. The economy was also based on agriculture: dairying; farming (production of wheat and tobacco); and stock raising. By the turn of the twentieth century Evansville had over 1900 residents, and by the 1920s, most of the buildings in Evansville's future Historic District were completed. The first newspaper, Badger, was established in 1894 by native sisters, Eleanor and Marilla Andrews and was run by all female employees. The first paper, Vol. 1, no. 1 was published on Oct. 13, 1894 and the last, Vol. 12, no. 14 on Apr. 7, 1906. 1918 mob attacks On November 11, 1918, Armistice Day activities celebrating the end of World War I took an ugly turn as some Evansville citizens began rounding up townspeople who they had deemed insufficiently supportive of the war, mainly due to their refusal or inability to buy war bonds. A German minister and his wife were apprehended on their way out of town before being brought downtown and forced to kiss the American flag. Other "slackers" were made to wear sleighbells as they rode atop a car's radiator, while others were forced to dance in a snake formation around a bonfire. A 73-year-old woman who passed on participating in the "Your Share is Fair" war bond campaign was dragged from her home by the mob, placed in a large animal cage and paraded about the streets before being parked before the fire. The woman, Mary J. Shaw, had previously bought bonds and supported the Red Cross and other war relief efforts. After refusing to salute or kiss the flag she was rescued by other citizens. Her attempts to see her assailants punished were brushed aside by the local sheriff, and testimony before the state legislature was similarly disregarded. Historic District The Evansville Historic District, which surrounds Main Street and stretches to the side streets of Garfield Avenue and Liberty Street, includes dozens of historic homes and other structures. The Wisconsin Historical Society called Evansville home to "the finest collection of 1840s to 1915 architecture of any small town in Wisconsin." The Eager Free Public Library building was built with the bequest of a leading citizen, Almeron Eager, in 1908. Designed by the architectural firm of Claude and Starck of Madison, Wisconsin in the Prairie style, it features stained glass windows and plaster friezes just below the overhanging roof line. A 1994 addition at the rear of the original building was designed to match the original architecture, while adding much needed space and handicapped accessibility. The intersection on which the library stands also contains a Greek Revival home (now a funeral parlor), a High Victorian Gothic brick home (now housing the local Masonic Temple) and a classic Victorian "Painted Lady" home, still a private residence. The Evansville Seminary was located near College Drive in the district. Its building was designed by architect August Kutzbock, but now functions as apartment homes. In 1978, the historic district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Evansville is located at (42.779917, -89.300378). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Evansville is located south of Madison, Wisconsin, northwest of Janesville, Wisconsin, and northwest of Beloit, Wisconsin. Lake Leota This lake was formed by damming Allen Creek in the 1840s as a mill pond. Because of erosion into Allen Creek from upstream farm fields and the resulting silt deposits that accumulated, Lake Leota had become shallower over the years, reaching an average depth of only one and a half feet by 2000. One major issue that faced the city in the last 30 years was how to restore the lake to its original depth. The dam was opened in September 2005 to allow the lake to drain and its bottom to dry out. There was some controversy in Evansville over the cost of dredging, so a referendum was put to the city's voters in November 2008. It passed by almost two to one, and dredging to a maximum of ten-foot depth was completed in February 2009. The dam was closed shortly thereafter, and Lake Leota was refilled slowly. A ceremony to mark the renaissance of the lake was held on July 4, 2009. Citizens can now enjoy the natural beauty of the lake, boating in non-powered craft, and fishing. Since refilling, the lake has been stocked with panfish and bass, and "fish-cribs" sunk below the lake surface to provide breeding areas and cover for small fry. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, the population was 5,703. The population density was . There were 2,363 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.0% White, 0.9% Asian, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, and 5.8% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 5.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 5,012 people, 1,942 households, and 1,304 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,067 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population. There were 1,942 households, of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age in the city was 34.7 years. 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 4,039 people, 1,563 households, and 1,045 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,863.0 people per square mile (718.6/km2). There were 1,635 housing units at an average density of 754.1 per square mile (290.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.60% White, 0.12% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population. There were 1,563 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,229, and the median income for a family was $58,451. Males had a median income of $35,614 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,766. About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over. Community Evansville has four gas stations, several banks, a full-sized grocery store, and several specialty shops and restaurants. Over the last two decades, many of the downtown buildings have been renovated in the style in which they were originally built. In addition, in 2008, three blocks of Main Street that had been covered with asphalt in the 1960s were re-paved with 1900-era paving bricks, adding to the "old time" feel of Main Street. The re-paving took place when major utility improvements were made to the city's downtown infrastructure. Evansville shares a fire department with several surrounding rural towns. A new fire station was built in 2008 on Water Street. The police department then moved into the remodeled former fire department building on Church Street. The Evansville EMS is housed separate from the fire department and is located on Church Street as well. The community has a large central park, Leonard-Leota Park, named in part after early settler Levi Leonard. The park contains Lake Leota, which has fishing, boating, and swimming. Park amenities include a baseball diamond with night lighting, a softball diamond, two tennis courts, a basketball court, a swimming pool, picnic shelters, and playgrounds. A skateboard facility was installed in 2006. In addition, there are several smaller community parks, among them Countryside, Franklin, and Brzezinski. In 2008, a new large park was opened on Evansville's west side to accommodate the new subdivisions being built there. The development of this park will take place over a number of years, but two full-size soccer fields and a children's playground are in place. Plans include baseball diamonds, basketball courts and picnic shelters. Education The city has four schools: Levi Leonard Elementary, Theodore Robinson Intermediate School, J.C. McKenna Middle School, and Evansville High School. In 2005, Evansville High School earned a Blue Ribbon award from the United States Department of Education. The Blue Ribbons Schools program honors public and private K-12 schools that are academically superior in their states or that dramatically demonstrate superior gains in students achievements Business and industry The major employers in Evansville are: Baker Manufacturing Company, a pump and well maker; Stoughton Trailers, which builds semi-trailer chassis; Varco-Pruden, which manufactures prefab metal buildings; and Evansville Manor, a nursing home. Evansville has one home-town bank that has been in business in Evansville for over 100 years. Some tracks of the former Chicago & North Western railway remain. The terminal had included multiple spur, classification, and industrial tracks, but after 1996, when the line was sold to Union Pacific railway, nearly all rail facilities in town were removed. The line, which at a point in time carried 70 mph-plus speeds, was left in a state of disrepair . The Evansville Depot, built in 1910 (replacing the older wooden depot) was unmanned by 1970 and renovated for use as the local Legion VFW Post 6905. Media coverage Newspapers One of the early newspapers of Evansville was the "Badger" published by Marilla Andrews & Co. Established by Marilla and sister, Eleanora Andrews in 1894 and ended 1906. It was published every Saturday and subscription rate was $1.00 yearly. The 13"x 20" 8 page republican based newspaper had a weekly circulation of 300. Other early newspapers included, "Enterprise", "Evansville Review" and "Tribune". Radio. WWHG (105.9 FM), a mainstream rock-formatted radio station with its studios in Janesville and serving the areas of Janesville and Madison, is licensed to Evansville. Evansville receives radio stations from the Janesville, Madison and Rockford markets. Television Evansville was featured on the Wisconsin tourism show, Discover Wisconsin, in February 2017. Evansville is a part of the Madison television market, television affiliates from Rockford are also available over the air and on cable. Notable people Byron Andrews- journalist, co-owner of the National Tribune, private secretary to U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant during Industrial Excursions to Mexico and Cuba Allen S. Baker - Wisconsin State Representative, soldier and businessman John Baker - Wisconsin State Representative and businessman Merton W. Baker - U.S. Air Force Major General Cal Broughton - MLB player and chief of police in Evansville Marion Clinch Calkins, writer and educator Almeron Eager, Wisconsin State Representative, farmer, and businessman John M. Evans, physician and politician Kenneth O. Goehring - abstract expressionist artist Mariah Haberman - TV and radio host Kelly Hogan - singer/songwriter Benjamin Watson Hubbard - Wisconsin State Representative and farmer Burr W. Jones - lawyer, Congressman Ora McMurry - Distinguished Service Cross recipient Justus Henry Nelson - established the first Protestant church in the Amazon basin, self-supported Methodist missionary in Belém, Pará, Brazil for 45 years Martin V. Pratt - Wisconsin State Representative and businessman Lloyd T. Pullen, Wisconsin State Representative, farmer, businessman, and writer Janis Ringhand - current Wisconsin state legislator and former Mayor of Evansville Theodore Robinson - impressionist painter Charles Richard Van Hise - American geologist and academic; president of the University of Wisconsin-Madison John Wilde - artist See also List of cities in Wisconsin References External links Sanborn fire insurance maps: 1894 1899 1907 1914 Cities in Wisconsin Cities in Rock County, Wisconsin
USS PCS-1386, later renamed USS Hampton (PCS-1386), was a United States Navy patrol craft sweeper - a type of patrol minesweeper - in commission from 1944 to 1956. When renamed, she became the third U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Hampton. Construction and commissioning PCS-1386 laid down by the Wheeler Shipbuilding Corporation at Whitestone, New York. Launched on 28 September 1944, she was commissioned on 4 November 1944. Operational history Equipped with the latest sonar gear, PCS-1386 was assigned to the Fleet Sound School Squadron following her shakedown period. From her arrival at Key West, Florida, on 25 November 1944, until the end of World War II in August 1945, she trained officers and enlisted men in submarine detection, preparing the students to operate the range recorder and attack plotter during antisubmarine warfare operations by destroyers and destroyer escorts. After World War II, PCS-1386 continued training operations based at Key West. She also participated in naval exercises in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico between 1946 and 1956. PCS-1386 was renamed USS Hampton (PCS-1386) on 15 February 1956. She was the third U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Hampton. Decommissioning, reserve training use, and disposal Hampton was decommissioned on 27 April 1956. She was transferred to the 5th Naval District and assigned to the Naval Reserve Training Center, Baltimore, Maryland. She operated as a training ship in a non-commissioned status until she was stricken from the Navy List on 1 July 1959 and sold. References NavSource Online: Patrol Craft Sweeper Photo Archive Hampton (PCS-1386) ex-PCS-1386 Patrol vessels of the United States Navy World War II patrol vessels of the United States Cold War patrol vessels of the United States Minesweepers of the United States Navy World War II minesweepers of the United States Cold War minesweepers of the United States Ships built in Queens, New York 1944 ships
is a Japanese horror novel written by Fuyumi Ono. It was originally published in two parts by Shinchosha in 1998, it was then reprinted into five parts in 2002. The story is about a small Japanese village named Sotoba, which is plagued by bizarre deaths caused by what seemed to be an epidemic. However, when Toshio Ozaki, the hospital dean, performs his own investigations, he discovers vampires, known as "Shiki" ("Corpse Demon" in English) living in their midst. A manga series adaptation, illustrated by Ryu Fujisaki, was serialized in Shueisha's monthly shōnen manga magazine Jump Square from December 2007 to June 2011, with its chapters collected in eleven volumes. An anime television series adaptation of the manga, produced by Daume, aired on Fuji TV from July to December 2010. The series was simulcast by Funimation on their online video portal and released the series on home video in May 2012. Plot The story takes place during a particularly hot summer in 1994, in a small quiet Japanese village called Sotoba. A series of mysterious deaths begin to spread in the village, at the same time when a strange family moves into the long-abandoned Kanemasa mansion on top of a hill. Megumi Shimizu, a young girl who wanted to leave the village and move to the city, pays them a visit never to return. She is later found lying in the forest and tragically dies. Doctor Toshio Ozaki, director of Sotoba's only hospital, initially suspects an epidemic; however, as investigations continue and the deaths begin to pile up, he learns—and becomes convinced—that they are the work of the "shiki", vampire-like creatures, plaguing the village. A young teenager named Natsuno Yuuki, who hates living in the village, begins to be pursued and becomes surrounded by death. Characters Main characters A 15-year-old boy who lives and attends school in Sotoba. Though he prefers living in the city than in the country, Natsuno reluctantly moved to Sotoba with his parents when they wanted a change of environment. He has an estranged relationship with his father, since his parents reject social norms and are not married, causing him to have his mother's surname. He often exhibits a cold exterior, especially disliking Megumi Shimizu, who has a one-sided crush on him. He is kind and friendly toward those whom he considers his friends (Toru, Toru's younger siblings, and the Tanaka children). During the series, Natsuno dies after repeated attacks from the Shiki. In the manga and anime adaptations, he does not die initially, but becomes a Jinrou, a special kind of shiki that retains their human traits (going out during the day, eating normal food, etc). He dies in a fight with Tatsumi with dynamite, taking both Tatsumi's and his own life. The director of the hospital in Sotoba, Toshio resigned from university hospital, returning to take up his father's position when he died. He is fondly given a nickname, "Waka-sensei" (young doctor), by his colleagues as well as the residents. Toshio dislikes both his mother and his late father, as both of them often put the reputation of the Ozaki family before anything else. He is childhood friends with Seishin Muroi and Mikiyasu Yasumori. He is 32 years old; is married to a woman, Kyoko, whom he rarely sees; and he is a chain smoker. He is baffled by the mysterious deaths and swears to solve the case and protect his home village. During the series, his wife becomes a Shiki and Toshio uses her as an experiment to find out the Shikis' weakness. Later, he exposes the truth about Kirishikis and the victims of the "epidemic" becoming Shikis to the entire village (by murdering Chizuru). This causes a war between the human villagers and Shikis; resulting in setting the village on fire and leaving it to ruins. In the conclusion, he escapes the destroyed village, but wonders if all of his hard work to protect the village was all for nothing. A 13-year-old girl who moves into the Kanemasa mansion atop the hill with her family. She is a very wise girl since she is the oldest of the Shiki, being over 100 years old. She became a Shiki after being attacked by a visitor, and after transforming was locked on the orders of her family in a storage closet and fed a stream of victims for several years before escaping. After escaping, she searched for her long lost family, only to give up and start a new "family". She claims to have a rare genetic disorder known as SLE, which forces her to stay inside her home during the day and only come out at night. She and her family are fans of the essays and novels written by Seishin Muroi, and is the reason they moved to Sotoba. She dislikes it when people call her name with the honorific "chan". At the conclusion of the series, Sunako is chased down into the abandoned church but is saved by Seishin (who is now a Jinrou). She states that she is "forsaken by God" and wishes to die, but Seishin convinces her to escape with him, saying that even though she is no longer under God's jurisdiction, Sunako never lost her faith in Him. Seishin is the local priest in Sotoba, as well as an author of several novels. His current work is called Shiki (Corpse Demon in English). He has a sense of the supernatural and detects the presence of the real "Shiki" long before anybody else. He is childhood friends with Toshio Ozaki and Mikiyasu Yasumori. He is 32 years old, single, and once attempted to commit suicide in a drunken state during his university days. During the series, he finds out Toshio killed his Shiki-transformed wife and walks away from Toshio with disdain, ending their friendship. When the battle between the village and Shikis began, Seishin decides to help Sunako. He lets Tatsumi feed off of him, slowly becoming weak. Attempting to escape the village with Sunako, Seishin is severely wounded by a villager and knocked unconscious. He later awakens, having become a Jinrou, saving Sunako from being staked. Seishin convinces her to escape with him and begin a new life. Secondary characters An attractive 15 year old girl taking interest in fashion and attending the same school as Natsuno, Megumi also hates living in the village and longs for city life. She has bad status in the village among older people and often gets gossiped about due to her unique outfits she casually wears. She has a one-sided crush on Natsuno and often daydreams of a relationship with him. Megumi encounters the Kirishiki family in the beginning of the series, and disappears without a trace until the residents find her lying in the middle of the forest. She is thought to die from a complicated case of anemia and is later revived as a Shiki. After she was revived, she became much more malicious, using her new powers to stalk Natsuno and target people close to him. At the end she tries to escape to the city but gets caught by the villagers due to a nostalgic vision of Natsuno that distracts her. He is the eighteen-year-old son of the director, Yuta Muto, of the Ozaki Clinic. He is the older brother of Aoi and Tamotsu, and Natsuno's best friend. He likes video games and has a kind of happy-go-lucky personality. He has a crush of one of the nurses, Kunihiro Ritsuko, who teaches him how to drive. He is killed by Megumi, as she was jealous of his closeness with Natsuno, but he then revives as a Shiki. He is a reluctant killer, consumed by the grief of killing his best friend. He is very subdued and seems more 'human' than many of the Shiki. Near the end of the series, he tries to force Ritsuko to kill her co-worker, Yasuyo but she refuses, stating it's against her nature. Not wanting to see Ritsuko in pain, he releases Yasuyo and spends his final moments holding Ritsuko's hand. When the village is set on ablaze, Natsuno sees their bodies, noting both Toru and Ritsuko were staked and put to peace. Kaori is Megumi's childhood friend. She is 15 years old, and is a friendly, kind girl who does not realize the fact that her best friend Megumi has grown to dislike her. She and her younger brother Akira start spying on the Kirishikis when Akira notices one of the villagers who was supposed to be dead alive near the Kanemasa mansion. During the series, Kaori is deranged when her brother goes missing and her mother has died. When her father (who has become a shiki) intrudes into the house, she kills him with a baseball bat. She later awakens in the hospital, reunited with Akira. They watch as their home village is destroyed by the fire. He is Kaori's younger brother and he is in 7th grade. He is childish but very brave. When he sees one of the villagers who was supposed to be dead near the Kanemasa mansion, he and his sister start spying on the Kirishikis, which is when they meet Natsuno, who also believes that those who died are behind the murders in Sotoba. During the series, Akira went to inspect a house, discovering a sleeping shiki. When he is about to stake him, Tatsumi stops him. Akira later awakens, bound and gagged in front of the shiki he tried to kill. Natsuno saves him from the shiki and unites him with Kaori at the hospital. The Tanaka siblings watch as the fire destroys the village. One of the main servants to the Kirishiki family. Tatsumi is a special kind of vampire called the "jinrou", who can withstand the sunlight unlike Shiki and cannot be easily killed. He is a sadistic individual and enjoys tormenting his victims. But he is also quite calm, hardly showing any signs of panic during a fight or even in the face of death. He also acts as the commander of the Shiki-turned villagers. Despite this, Tatsumi feels that he is above the Shiki, who he sees as people who failed to become Jinrō due to some unknown fault that the successful Jinrō lacked prior to their transformation. He has a great respect for Sunako, risking his life for her near the end of the series. He also respects Natsuno as an equal rival, being the only other Jinrō in the village. He is killed in Natsuno's suicide attack at the end of the series. Media Novel The novel Shiki was first published in 1998 by Shinchosha and consisted of 2 volumes. The second edition was published in format in 2002 and consists of 5 volumes. First edition: Vol. 1: , September 1998 Vol. 2: , September 1998 Second edition: Vol. 1: , January 30, 2002 Vol. 2: , January 30, 2002 Vol. 3: , February 28, 2002 Vol. 4: , February 28, 2002 Vol. 5: , February 28, 2002 Manga A manga adaptation of the novels, drawn by Ryu Fujisaki, was serialized in Shueisha's monthly shōnen manga magazine Jump Square from December 4, 2007, to June 3, 2011. Shueisha collected its chapters in eleven volumes, released from July 4, 2008, to July 4, 2011. The manga was licensed in France by Kazé. Volume list Anime An anime adaptation of the manga version of Shiki was first announced in Japan in December 2009, with the official website unveiled. Although Aniplex was listed as handling production for the anime, the website stated that the company will be in charge of distribution duties while Daume is responsible for the animation production. Japanese celebrity Gackt made his first regular cast debut on Shiki, as revealed during Noitamina's late-night timeslot lineup. Funimation simulcasted the series on their online video portal and released the series on DVD and Blu-ray on May 29, 2012. Funimation's rights to the series expired on June 30, 2018. The 22 episodes aired from July 8 to December 30, 2010. Two bonus episodes were released in OVA format on DVD the following summer, bringing the episode total to 24. The OVAs are additions to episodes 20 and 21, that are numbered 20.5 and 21.5 and share the same episode titles, except with "and Offense" added to the end. 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Commodore Homer Crane Blake (1 February 1822 – 21 January 1880) was a flag officer of the United States Navy, notable for his gallant but ultimately doomed battle with the in his ship in the action off Galveston Light during the American Civil War. He later served with distinction on the James River, and in 1871, while serving in the Asiatic Squadron, took part in the Korea Expedition. Biography Early career Blake was born in Dutchess County, New York, the son of Elisha Blake (1788–1837) and Merilla Crane (1791–1877). When Blake was a year old, his family moved to what was then considered the far West, and settled in Boardman, Ohio. After preparing himself for the naval service, and passing the regular examination, Blake joined the Navy on 2 March 1840, soon after his 18th birthday, with the rank of midshipman. He was sent to the receiving ship at Boston, remaining there until joining the frigate in December 1840, and making a cruise around the world. A few weeks after his return in 1842 he joined the sloop-of-war , serving in her as part of the Africa Squadron, engaged in suppressing the slave-trade. In 1845 he returned to the United States to attend the newly established United States Naval Academy, graduating with the rank of passed midshipman on 12 July 1846. Blake then returned to the Preble and served in her on the coast of California during the Mexican–American War. In 1848 Preble was sent to join the East India Squadron. Unfortunately Blake became ill and was left at the Sandwich Islands to recover. After a few weeks he took passage on the ship Matilda to China, rejoining the Preble at Canton. Soon after his arrival he once again fell seriously ill, and was sent home to recuperate. After a short leave of absence, he was ordered to the receiving ship at New York, and from there assigned to the Coast Survey schooner , in which he sailed to the coast of Texas to carry out survey work in Galveston Bay and Harbor. In 1850 Blake joined the frigate , bound for the Pacific, but was soon transferred to the sloop-of-war with the rank of Acting-Master, serving in the East India Squadron. He returned home by way of the Cape of Good Hope, thus completing his third circumnavigation in nine years. In 1852 he was sent to the Naval Observatory, where he was engaged for five months. In 1853 he was assigned to the receiving ship Ohio at Boston, as Acting-Master, and while there was detailed by Commodore Francis Gregory (Commandant of the Boston Navy Yard) to supervise the construction of the frigate . On 14 September 1855, while at Boston, he received promotion to lieutenant. In 1856 he joined the in the Brazil Squadron, returning home in 1859. He was then appointed executive officer of the store-ship , and sent to Luanda on the coast of Africa, to supply the Africa Squadron, returning in 1861. At the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, he was made member of a board to reorganize the Revenue Service. For a short time he commanded the , stationed in Lower New York Bay to intercept shipments of arms to the South. Civil War On the outbreak of the Civil War Blake applied for active duty in the Union Navy. In June 1861 he was ordered to join the frigate employed on the coast of South Carolina. His ship was assigned to the Port Royal expedition in November, but was delayed by rescuing the crew of the Governor during a violent storm, and did not arrive in time to take part in the engagement. On 16 July 1862 Blake was promoted to lieutenant-commander and given command of the steamer . However his time in her was short, and he was soon transferred to command of the Hatteras; an iron-hulled ship of 1,000 tons burthen, originally built as a passenger ship. She had been requisitioned by the navy, planked and armed with four 32-pounder guns, two 30-pounder rifles, and one 20-pounder rifle, with a total broadside weight of metal of . Blake joined Hatteras in November 1862, and arrived off Galveston on 6 January 1863. Hatteras v. Alabama Hatteras, as part of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, patrolled the coast as part of the fleet under the command of Commodore Henry H. Bell. On the afternoon of 11 January 1863, she was ordered to sail to the south-east. After one and a half hours a ship was seen. Blake approached and soon identified her as the Confederate raider CSS Alabama, then under the command Raphael Semmes. Blake knew that the rest of the fleet were too far off to render any assistance and that his own ship was outgunned (Alabama was armed with six 32-pounders, one 110-pounder, and one 68-pounder). Despite this Blake ordered his vessel to clear for action, hoping to capture the Alabama by boarding, or to disable her for long enough for the rest of the fleet to arrive. Night began to fall as the two ships closed. At a distance of Blake hailed the ship, which identified herself as "Her Britannic Majesty's ship ." However, when Blake ordered a boat to be lowered to board her, a voice shouted, "We are the Confederate steamer Alabama," followed by a full broadside. The guns of Hatteras replied, and Blake attempted to close with the Alabama, but Semmes used his superior speed to keep his distance and battered the Hatteras to a burning wreck within 20 minutes. When Blake saw that his ship was sinking under him, he signalled his surrender. The Alabama ceased fire and immediately offered assistance. Boats from Alabama rescued the crew, with Blake being the last man to leave. Only minutes later the Hatteras sank. Commodore Bell, having seen and heard the gunfire from twenty miles away, had immediately sent off three vessels to aid the Hatteras, but they were unable to find her in the dark. The next day they found the mastheads of the Hatteras standing upright out of water. Meanwhile, the Alabama had sailed for Kingston, Jamaica, with her prisoners, arriving there nine days later. Despite the shortness of the battle Alabama was obliged to remain in port for some days making repairs. Though Blake had lost his ship, he had frustrated Semmes' plan to resupply his ship from captured merchantmen off Galveston, and then sail to the mouth of the Mississippi River. The officers and men of the Hatteras left Jamaica on 4 February aboard the ship Borodino of Boston, stopping at Key West on the 15th, before proceeding to New York. On the James River Blake was given command of the gunboat stationed in the James River, engaged in transporting troops and in occasional engagements with the enemy. The most important of these was on 24 January 1865, when a powerful Confederate squadron launched an attack on the Union blockade of the river at Trent's Reach. Sailing downriver the Confederate force drove away the Union pickets, and commenced removing the boom and obstructions. William A. Parker, the Union naval commander, instead protecting the defences, retired and allowed them to be removed, leaving a clear passage for the enemy. However, two rams went aground, and the Confederates had to wait until high water the following night before proceeding. On the morning of the 25th, Parker was relieved of his command and Blake was made temporary commander of the naval division. Blake ordered the monitor to put herself into a position within the range of enemy batteries, such that, if sunk, she would take the place of the removed obstructions. Subsequent attacks by Union ships and shore batteries sank two and badly damaged six of the Confederate ships, who eventually withdrew. After dark a party from Eutaw, commanded by Acting-Ensign Thomas Morgan boarded the abandoned and re-floated her, finding her not as damaged as believed. In a letter Admiral David Dixon Porter wrote to Blake, "Had your predecessor done as well, we should now be in possession of the entire rebel navy, and on our way to Richmond." Blake continued to command the ironclads and naval picket line until the fall of Richmond and end of the war in April 1865. He was then in charge of the removal of the torpedoes and obstructions from the James River. Post-war career Blake then served at the Navy's Bureau of Navigation at Portsmouth, New Hampshire receiving promotion to commander on 3 March 1866. He commanded the sloop on the European Squadron in 1868, and on 8 December 1869, commissioned the sloop . The Alaska sailed from New York on 9 April 1870, in company with Rear Admiral John Rodger's flagship, , but soon parted company, and steamed independently to the Far East. Alaska visited many of the more important ports to show the flag. Blake was promoted to captain on 25 May 1871, and soon after joined four other ships of the Asiatic Squadron in an expedition to Korea. In early June, while sailing up the Han River the American ships were fired upon from forts on shore, and Rodgers decided upon a punitive action to capture and destroy them in reprisal. In the subsequent battle of Ganghwa Blake took command of the ground attack forces, successfully capturing three forts. The next day the landing force re-embarked to await the Korean government's response. By 3 July, it became apparent that the Koreans would make no official response to the action and that the desired treaty was not in the offing. Accordingly, Alaska and her consorts got underway to resume their duties on the Asiatic station, finally sailing from Hong Kong on 28 October 1872 bound for New York. On returning home in early 1873, Blake commanded the Naval Rendezvous in New York until 1876. In late 1879, on the retirement of Commodore James Mullany, Blake was nominated for promotion to commodore, and was successfully examined at Washington, D.C. However he became ill, and soon after receiving his commission on 12 January 1880, he died, reportedly of malaria, on the afternoon of 21 January 1880 at his home at 10 East 33rd Street, New York. His funeral was held at the Church of the Atonement on Madison Avenue and 28th Street on 24 January. He left a widow and a daughter, his only son, a law student, having died two years earlier. References Further reading Homer Crane Blake papers, 1840–1871, The New York Public Library Archives External links 1822 births 1880 deaths People from Dutchess County, New York United States Naval Academy alumni United States Navy personnel of the Mexican–American War Union Navy officers United States Navy commodores People from Boardman, Ohio Deaths from malaria
The Muscovite–Ukrainian War (1658–1659) was an armed conflict from September 21, 1658, to October 17, 1659, between the Cossack Hetmanate led by Ivan Vyhovsky and the Tsardom of Muscovy. It began with Muscovite intervention in internal Ukrainian struggles. Military action was conducted in left-bank Ukraine, east of the Dnieper. Vyhovsky left the Moscow protectorate during the war, passing (in accordance with the Treaty of Hadiach) as the third equal member ("Grand Duchy of Russia") of the bilateral union of Poland and Lithuania into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In the 1659 battle of Konotop, the Ukrainian Cossacks and their allies (the Crimean Tatars) defeated the main elements of the Muscovite army but could not capitalize on the victory. Vyhovsky's unpopular alliance with the Poles deprived him of most Cossack support, especially the Zaporozhian Sich and the left-bank regiments. He ceded to new hetman Yuri Khmelnytsky, who terminated the Hadiach agreement and made peace with Moscow. The war ended with the Pereyaslav Articles, which established a Muscovite protectorate of Cossack Ukraine. Tsardom of Muscovy politics On October 24, 1656, the Tsar of Moscow concluded a truce with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in which Ukraine became a commonwealth protectorate. A Cossack officer was persuaded to oppose Hetman Vyhovsky, and Moscow ambassadors were sent with generous gifts and promises to the Zaporozhian Sich and the colonels. During the life of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Muscovy began to violate the terms of the March Articles. The tsar of Muscovy and the government viewed the 1654 treaty as the annexation of Ukraine. Khmelnytsky and most Cossack officers saw the agreement as a military-political union of equals. The Ukrainian leadership and Khmelnytsky consistently opposed the restriction of international relations of the hetman's government and the collection of taxes. The Moscow government was dissatisfied with being prevented from establishing control of the hetmanate. Khmelnytsky's July 27, 1657 death was perceived in Moscow as a signal to take decisive action to consolidate its position in Ukraine. On August 11 of that year, the tsar of Moscow sent ambassador Vasyl Kikin to Ukraine to announce that tsarist boyar Prince Aleksey Trubetskoy was coming to Ukraine to organize the election of a new hetman. The Cossacks were also informed that tsarist warlords would assume administrative, arbitrative, and judicial functions and begin preparing for the introduction of Moscow's government in Ukraine. The independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) was also undermined. The Ukrainian clergy campaigned for the subordination of the Kyiv metropolitanate to the authority of the Moscow patriarch, and demanded that a new Kyiv metropolitan would not be elected without Moscow representatives. Although the treaty of 1654 did not mention subordinating the UOC to Moscow, Kyiv Metropolitan Sylvester Kosiv and most Orthodox clergy refused to swear allegiance to the Moscow tsar. Cossack officers and citizens held elections for hetman at the Rada according to Cossack tradition, not organized by the Moscow government and without Trubetskoy's participation. On August 26, Ivan Vyhovsky was elected hetman of the Zaporozhian Army. Vyhovsky and the officers were ordered to prepare supplies for the troops of Grigory Romodanovsky, whom Moscow sent to Ukraine against Chyhyryn's will. Requests by the tsarist government to reconsider relations were rejected at the Cossack Council in Korsun. Pushkar-Barabash uprising At the end of December 1657, Poltava colonel Martyn Pushkar and his regiment opposed the hetman with Muskovite support. Belgorod warlord and Kolontaiv warlord David Protasov were imprisoned. Bogdan Khitrovo, the tsar's ambassador who supported the anti-Hetman rebels, began to demand Moscow garrisons in Chernihiv, Nizhyn, Pereiaslav and other cities from Hetman Vyhovsky in February 1658. On April 3 and 4, 1658, tsarist decrees appointed warlords in Bila Tserkva, Korsun, Nizhyn, Poltava, Chernihiv, and Myrhorod; on April 6, a decree appointed boyar Vasily Borisovich Sheremetev head of the new Moscow administration in Ukraine. Sheremetev was instructed to transfer administration to the bourgeoisie, which favored the autocratic tsarist government. The opposition of city authorities to the Cossack administration also undermined Cossack state power. In the Battle of Poltava, Hetman Vyhovsky's troops defeated the rebels and Pushkar was killed. Realizing the impossibility of ending the civil war in Ukraine with diplomacy, Moscow introduced troops into the Hetmanate. In mid-June 1658, Sheremetyev arrived in Kyiv; Grigory Romodanovsky arrived in Vepryk with 15,000 troops on June 28. The 1657–1658 Pushkar-Barabash uprising was supported by the Moscow authorities and Moscow warlords in Ukraine. After the tsar refused Vyhovsky help against the rebels, the hetman began looking for other options. The Crimean Khanate had had an alliance with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth since 1654, and it was decided to resume negotiations with the commonwealth; this resulted in the Treaty of Hadiach. The new union of Ukraine and the commonwealth was based on the commonwealth's federal system, which was implemented with the 1569 Union of Lublin. Ukraine was an independent state as the Grand Duchy of Russia, on equal terms with Poland and Lithuania in the federation. The agreement was criticized in Moscow. In August 1658, ignoring the Pereiaslav Agreement, Romodanovsky named Ivan Bezpaly acting hetman. Moscow's troops and their allies treated left-bank Ukraine like an occupied country. Yakiv Barabash and his men began to ravage the left-bank cities, and Moscow hostages were sent there without the consent of the Ukrainian government. In Pryluky, Colonel Petro Doroshenko was illegally removed and several officers loyal to the hetman's government were executed. Beginning In response to the military actions of the Moscow warlord, the hetman's government took military action on Moscow territory. In August and September 1658, the hetman's troops went to the Ukrainian-Moscow border. Colonel Ivan Nechai launched military operations against the Muscovites in Belarus. War was declared by both parties in September 1658. The Ukrainian government then concluded the Treaty of Hadiach with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (removing the hetman's state from tsarist citizenship), and issued a manifesto to the rulers of Europe explaining the cause of its war with Muscovy. The treaty created the Grand Duchy of Russia, one of the commonwealth's three parts. The highest power in Ukraine belonged to the hetman and the Grand Council; Ukraine had its own court (where all cases were conducted in Ukrainian), its own tax collection, and its own warlord (the Cossack army). The tsar issued a September 21, 1658 letter calling for the removal of the head of the Ukrainian state, and announced the beginning of hostilities against the hetman's troops. A tsarist army estimated at 70,000 to 100,000 troops entered Ukraine. Stages First stage The war's first stage was fought from late September to mid-December 1658. Colonel Nechay's troops drove the Moscow garrisons from the cities of Belarus. On October 20, a 15,000-strong Moscow army led by Prince Romodanovsky entered Ukraine for the third time to establish Muscovy military control of the southern and central left bank. Hetman Vyhovsky divided his army in two. Colonels Hryhoriy Hulyanytskyi, Petro Doroshenko, and Onykyi Sylych begin hostilities against Romodanovsky's army in the Pyriatyn area, and the hetman traveled to Kyiv to drive out the Moscow garrison. The defeat of the hetman's troops on October 30 near Kyiv, Romodanovsky's siege by Cossack troops led by Gulyanytsky in Varva, and the lack of resources and support from the local population forced the parties to conclude a truce. Moscow troops captured the town of Chornukha, on the road from Pyriatyn to Lokhvytsia, in November. Under the terms of the armistice, Prince Romodanovsky lifted the siege of Varva and retreated to Lokhvytsia. During the winter of 1658–1659, both sides were preparing to continue the war. Second stage The second stage was from mid-December 1658 to the second half of March 1659. In December 1658, regrouping its troops, the hetman's government seized the initiative and the main Moscow forces were blocked in Lokhvytsia. After receiving reinforcements from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Crimean Khanate, Vyhovsky went to the left bank to regain some control of the portions of the Poltava, Myrhorod, and Lubny regiments which had Moscow garrisons. The winter and the first half of March 1659 were spent in clashes between the hetman's and Moscow's troops in the border areas and periodic clashes near Kyiv. During the campaign, the hetman's government regained control of most of the regiments' territory. Vyhovsky was unable to achieve victory, however, since about 10 Ukrainian cities remained under Moscow's control. Third stage The third stage (late March to early August 1659) began with a late-March Muscovite campaign in Ukraine led by Aleksey Trubetskoy. Trubetskoy's army (about 70,000 troops) approached Konotop, a strategically-important border city near Putyvl, on April 18. Konotop housed the hetman's most capable left-bank troops: three Cossack regiments (Nizhyn, Chernihiv and Kalnytsky) led by northern hetman Hryhoriy Hulyanytsky. Konotop was under siege on April 21, but the Cossacks refused to surrender the city. In May, Trubetskoy launched additional raids on the hetman's troops. Victory In June 1659, battles between Muscovite troops and the hetman's were fought in the Hlukhiv area. Putyvl and Severian warlords Hryhoriy Dolgoruky and Mykhailo Dmytriyev besieged the city for over two weeks before the siege was lifted. In Krupichpol, north of Ichnia, Tatar and the hetman's troops united on June 24. Muscovite troops were defeated by a combined Cossack-Tatar army near Govtva and, decisively, in Konotop. The hetman was accompanied by 16,000 Cossacks, 3,000 Poles, Serbs and Wallachians, and 30,000 to 40,000 Tatars. On June 28, Muscovite and Cossack-Tatar troops met at Sosnivka crossing. Muscovy was defeated; Trubetskoy was ordered to retreat from Konotop, the siege of the city was lifted, and the convoys were removed. The following day, Hetman Vyhovsky approached Konotop with his main forces and laid siege to the Muscovite camp. Wanting to save his remaining troops and escape from the encirclement, Trubetskoy began retreating towards Putyvl on July 2. Two days later, Muscovite troops left the hetmanate. Aftermath According to the journal of a Swedish diplomat, news of the Muscovite defeat at Konotop, the possibility of a further offensive, and the threat of a Tatar attack on Muscovy cities caused panic in Moscow. Russian historian Sergei Solovyov wrote, The elite Moscow cavalry, which participated in the successful campaigns of 1654 and 1655, died in one day; never after that was the tsar of Moscow able to bring such a brilliant army to the field. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich came out to the people in mourning clothes, and terror gripped Moscow ... Tatar attacks in the southern regions of Muscovy in late July and early August captured over 25,000 people. Moscow's troops were driven out of Ukrainian territory, and the hetman's government offered the tsar a prisoner exchange. Its defeat forced Moscow to reconsider the issue of controlling Ukraine. Trubetskoy was ordered to send part of his regiments to Belgorod and withdraw from the border in late July to negotiate with the government of Cossack hetman Ivan Vyhovsky. However, the Ukrainians could not use the victory to strengthen their state. Due to internal strife and work by Muscovite ambassadors and warlords, Vyhovsky soon resigned and the Grand Duchy of Russia existed only on paper. Mid-August to October 1659 were unfavorable for Ukraine. The political reorientation of most officers to Muscovy (the oath to the tsar and the call of the Muscovite army) due to their dissatisfaction with the version of the Treaty of Hadiach ratified by the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth superseded the Ukrainian army's military achievements. In September, Yurii Khmelnytsky replaced Vyhovsky as hetman and the Ukrainian Ruin began. Victory in the war was replaced by political capitulation with the Pereiaslav Articles on October 17, 1659. Muscovy achieved most of its goals. By sending troops to the main cities of Ukraine, it established military and political control of the left bank, influenced the appointment of a hetman and other officers (reducing the power of the Cossack Rada, agreed with Cossack officers not to pursue foreign and domestic policies independent of Muscovy, and expelled the Cossack administration from Belarus. References External links Бульвінський Андрій (канд. іст. наук) Перед Конотопом. Переможній козацько-татарській битві передувала українсько-російська війна 1658—1659 років // «Україна молода» No. 122 за 9 липня 2009 року Конотопська битва — зразок козацького воєнного мистецтва Слово Президента України з нагоди 350-річчя Конотопської битви Владислав Верстюк битва: перемога української зброї" Українсько-російська війна 1658—1659 рр.. Conflicts in 1658 Conflicts in 1659 1658 in Europe 1659 in Europe 1658 in Russia 1659 in Russia 17th-century military history of Russia 17th century in the Zaporozhian Host Russian–Ukrainian wars Wars of independence Military operations involving the Crimean Khanate 17th century in the Crimean Khanate
Arthrobacter alkaliphilus is a Gram-positive and non-spore-forming bacterium species from the genus of Arthrobacter which has been isolated from filtrations from a volcanic rock in Niigata in Japan. Cell Morphology and Features Arthrobacter alkaliphilus is a non-motile, Gram-positive bacteria that demonstrates a rod-coccus growth cycle. This was first observed upon culture of bacteria in Genus Arthrobacter where a young culture demonstrated an irregular rod shape which was replaced in older cultures by a coccoid form. When those older cultures were placed in a new media they again produced irregular rod shapes. It is this characteristic that makes Arthrobacter bacteria unique and hard to identify. In a culture of an Arthrobacter alkaliphilus colony scientists observed a round, convex, and glossy appearance with entire margins and a light yellow color. After 2–7 days the culture shows mostly coccoid cells that are 0.6-1.0 micrometers in diameter. In most Arthrobacter bacteria the fatty acids found are primarily iso- and anteiso-branched which refers to a branch on the antepenultimate carbon atom of a saturated fatty acid chain. Initial testing of bacteria found in volcanic rock showed that the major fatty acid was anteiso-C15 : 0 and the major amino acid present in the cell wall peptidoglycan was l-lysine a common amino acid used in the structure of many living organisms. Biochemical characteristics were assessed by Linxian Ding, Taketo Hirose, and Akira Yokota showing results for alkaline and a number of enzymes including; acid phosphatase, catalase, esterase lipase C8, leucine arylamidase, valine arylamidase, typsin, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, alpha- and beta-glucuronidase, alpha-glucosidase, alpha-mannosidase, pyrazinamidase, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, and urease. Phylogeny and genome evolution This bacteria belongs to Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetia, Order Micrococcaceae, Family Micrococcaceae, and Genus Arthrobacter. Shown below is the genome evolution for Arthrobacter alkaliphilus. Also shown is the 1457 bp sequence length and corresponding GC content which is 60 mol%. 1 tggctcagga tgaacgctgg cggcgtgctt aacacatgca agtcgaacga tgaagcctag 61 cttgctgggt ggattaggtg gcgaacgggt gagtaacacg tgagtaacct gcccttgact 121 ctgggataag cctgggaaac tgggtctaat accggatatg actgctccgc gcatgcggtg 181 gtggtggaaa gcttttgcgg ttttggatgg actcgcggcc tatcagcttg ttggtggggt 241 aatggcctac caaggcgacg acgggtagcc ggcctgagag ggtgaccggc cacactggga 301 ctgagacacg gcccagactc ctacgggagg cagcagtggg gaatattgca caatgggcgc 361 aagcctgatg cagcgacgcc gcgtgaggga tgacggcctt cgggttgtaa acctctttca 421 gtagggaaga agctttcggg tgacggtacc tgcagaagaa gcgccggcta actacgtgcc 481 agcagccgcg gtaatacgta gggcgcaagc gttatccgga attattgggc gtaaagagct 541 cgtaggcggt ttgtcgcgtc tgctgtgaaa gaccggggct caactccggt tctgcagtgg 601 gtacgggcag actagagtga tgtaggggag actggaattc ctggtgtagc ggtgaaatgc 661 gcagatatca ggaggaacac cgatggcgaa ggcaggtctc tgggcattaa ctgacgctga 721 ggagcgaaag catggggagc gaacaggatt agataccctg gtagtccatg ccgtaaacgt 781 tgggcactag gtgtggggga cattccacgt tttccgcgcc gtagctaacg cattaagtgc 841 cccgcctggg gagtacggcc gcaaggctaa aactcaaagg aattgacggg ggcccgcaca 901 agcggcggag catgcggatt aattcgatgc aacgcgaaga accttaccaa ggcttgacat 961 ggactagtaa gacgcagaaa tgtgttcccc tctttgaggc tggtttacag gtggtgcatg 1021 gttgtcgtca gctcgtgtcg tgagatgttg ggttaagtcc cgcaacgagc gcaaccctcg 1081 ttctatgttg ccagcggttc ggccggggac tcataggaga ctgccggggt caactcggag 1141 gaaggtgggg acgacgtcaa atcatcatgc cccttatgtc ttgggcttca cgcatgctac 1201 aatggccggt acaaagggtt gcgatactgt gaggtggagc taatcccaaa aagccggtct 1261 cagttcggat tggggtctgc aactcgaccc catgaagtcg gagtcgctag taatcgcaga 1321 tcagcaacgc tgcggtgaat acgttcccgg gccttgtaca caccgcccgt caagtcacga 1381 aagttggtaa cacccgaagc cggtggccta acccttgtgg agggagccgt cgaaggtggg 1441 accggcgatt gggacta Metabolic details The BacDive is a worldwide database that uses cultured data demonstrating Arthrobacter’s metabolism and physiology. Arthrobacter is a gram-positive bacterium and it requires oxygen to fully utilize its carbon diet. It can consume glucose, lactose, maltose, mannitol, and ribose. Arthrobacter alkaliphilus is a subtype of Athrobacter that can degrade lindane and use it as a carbon source. It utilizes acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, alpha-galactosidase, catalase, Pyrazinamidase, and urease. It is commonly found in volcanic rock at an optimal pH of 8.5, 3-7% NaCl, and a temperature of 30 °C. It cannot form spores for reproduction. Relevance to broader system The genus Arthrobacter is a member of the family Micrococcaceae and compared to other genera of the family, it contains the highest number of species. This contributes to the fact that species within Arthrobacter are metabolically versatile and can be found in diverse environments. Understanding this genus is essential to understanding the impact each has on its environment. The primary impact each has is its ability to degrade different environmental pollutants. One such pollutant, lindane, has shown to accumulate in the adipose tissue of different organisms and is very toxic to aquatic organisms and somewhat toxic to mammals and birds. Arthrobacter Alkaliphilus’ ability to degrade lindane can then have a major impact on its ecosystem. References Further reading External links Type strain of Arthrobacter alkaliphilus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Bacteria described in 2009 Micrococcaceae
Antonije Đurić (; 21 January 1929 – 15 August 2020) was a Serbian journalist, author, historian and publicist. Biography He finished high school in Užice at the Užice Gymnasium. For writing against the Communist regime, he was imprisoned for seven years in the Sremska Mitrovica Prison at the same time as Stevan Moljević, who died in prison, Đuro Đurović, Vojin Andrić, Kosta Kumanudi, Dragić Joksimović, who also died in prison, Fr. Sava Banković and Borislav Pekić. After his release from prison, he spent most of his working life working as a journalist for Ekspres politika. Based on his cult drama Solunci govore, a television film of the same name was made in 1990, and he was the screenwriter of the film. He was a member of the Association of Writers of Serbia. He had a regular monthly column in the newspaper Srbija from Canada and worked as a contributor of Srpske novine from Chicago. Antonije Đurić lived and worked in Čačak, where he died on August 15, 2020. Published books Solunci govore (1982) Kraj morave dolina nade (1983) Za čast otadžbine (1985) Žene-Solunci govore (1987) Obaveštajac kaplar Miloje (1990) Po zapovesti Srbije (1994) Ravnogorci govore (1996) Crvena kuga trilogy (2016) Juriš u porobljenu otadžbinu (2016) Toplički ustanak (2017) References External links 1929 births 2020 deaths People from Sjenica Serbian journalists Serbian non-fiction writers Serbian male writers Serbian anti-communists Male non-fiction writers Yugoslav dissidents Recipients of the Order of St. Sava 20th-century Serbian historians 21st-century Serbian historians
```javascript /** * @license Apache-2.0 * * * * path_to_url * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. / / eslint-disable object-curly-newline, object-property-newline / 'use strict'; // MODULES // var tape = require( 'tape' ); var noop = require( '@stdlib/utils/noop' ); var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' ); var keyBy = require( './../lib' ); // TESTS // tape( 'main export is a function', function test( t ) { t.ok( true, __filename ); t.strictEqual( typeof keyBy, 'function', 'main export is a function' ); t.end(); }); tape( 'the function throws an error if not provided a collection', function test( t ) { var values; var i; values = [ '5', 5, NaN, true, false, null, void 0, {}, function noop() {}, /./, new Date() ]; for ( i = 0; i < values.length; i++ ) { t.throws( badValue( values[i] ), TypeError, 'throws a type error when provided '+values[i] ); } t.end(); function badValue( value ) { return function badValue() { keyBy( value, noop ); }; } }); tape( 'the function throws an error if not provided a function to invoke', function test( t ) { var values; var i; values = [ '5', 5, NaN, true, false, null, void 0, {}, [], /./, new Date() ]; for ( i = 0; i < values.length; i++ ) { t.throws( badValue( values[i] ), TypeError, 'throws a type error when provided '+values[i] ); } t.end(); function badValue( value ) { return function badValue() { keyBy( [ 1, 2, 3 ], value ); }; } }); tape( 'if provided an empty collection, the function never invokes a provided function', function test( t ) { var arr = []; function foo() { t.fail( 'should not be invoked' ); } keyBy( arr, foo ); t.deepEqual( arr, [], 'expected result' ); t.end(); }); tape( 'the function returns an object', function test( t ) { var arr; var out; function toKey( v ) { t.pass( 'invoked provided function' ); return v; } arr = [ 1, 2, 3 ]; out = keyBy( arr, toKey ); t.strictEqual( typeof out, 'object', 'returns an object' ); t.end(); }); tape( 'the function converts a collection to an object (array)', function test( t ) { var expected; var arr; var out; function toKey( value ) { return value.name; } arr = [ { 'name': 'v0', 'value': 1 }, { 'name': 'v1', 'value': 2 }, { 'name': 'v2', 'value': 3 } ]; expected = { 'v0': arr[ 0 ], 'v1': arr[ 1 ], 'v2': arr[ 2 ] }; out = keyBy( arr, toKey ); t.deepEqual( out, expected, 'expected result' ); t.end(); }); tape( 'the function converts a collection to an object (array-like object)', function test( t ) { var expected; var arr; var out; function toKey( value ) { return value.name; } arr = { 'length': 3, '0': { 'name': 'v0', 'value': 1 }, '1': { 'name': 'v1', 'value': 2 }, '2': { 'name': 'v2', 'value': 3 } }; expected = { 'v0': arr[ 0 ], 'v1': arr[ 1 ], 'v2': arr[ 2 ] }; out = keyBy( arr, toKey ); t.deepEqual( out, expected, 'expected result' ); t.end(); }); tape( 'the function converts a collection to an object (typed array)', function test( t ) { var expected; var arr; var out; function toKey( value, index ) { return index; } arr = new Float64Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ] ); expected = { '0': 1.0, '1': 2.0, '2': 3.0 }; out = keyBy( arr, toKey ); t.deepEqual( out, expected, 'expected result' ); t.end(); }); tape( 'the function supports providing an execution context', function test( t ) { var ctx; var arr; function toKey( value ) { / eslint-disable no-invalid-this */ this.sum += value; this.count += 1; return value; } ctx = { 'sum': 0, 'count': 0 }; arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ]; keyBy( arr, toKey, ctx ); t.strictEqual( ctx.sum/ctx.count, 2.0, 'expected result' ); t.end(); }); tape( 'the function does not skip empty elements', function test( t ) { var expected; var arr; arr = [ 1, , , 4 ]; // eslint-disable-line no-sparse-arrays expected = [ 1, void 0, void 0, 4 ]; function verify( value, index ) { t.strictEqual( value, expected[ index ], 'provides expected value' ); } keyBy( arr, verify ); t.end(); }); ```
Jalalabad (, also Romanized as Jalālābād) is a village in Takht-e Jolgeh Rural District, in the Central District of Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 221, in 56 families. References Populated places in Firuzeh County
New Town Road is a link road that connects Elizabeth Street to the Main Road within the greater area of Hobart, Tasmania. This road has seen less usage since the construction of the Brooker Highway which allows traffic to move directly to the main road and onto the northern area of the state. See also Streets in Hobart
Youssoupha Ndiaye may refer to: Youssoupha Ndiaye (politician) (1938–2021), Senegalese politician Youssoupha N'Diaye (footballer) (born 1997), Senegalese footballer See also Youssouf N'Diaye (born 1995), French footballer
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Abiabad (, also Romanized as Abīābād; also known as Abūābād) is a village in Lay Siyah Rural District, in the Central District of Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24, in 7 families. References Populated places in Nain County
Ben Nowland (born May 27, 1980, in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played most recently for the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League. High school years He attended Allen D. Nease Senior High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, wrestling, and track & field. In football, he was a three-year starter. In wrestling, he won a Regional Championship as a senior. In track&field, he was a Regional Champion in the shot put and the discus. College Nowland played collegiately with Auburn. Nowland was a first-team All SEC center in 2002. He was a top 10 finisher for the Rimington Award which is presented to the Nations best center. Nowland participated in the 2003 Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL. and was awarded with their Sportsmanship Award for the event. Nowland started 35 games in his career at Auburn. Nowland is married to his college girlfriend Hillary, who now works for Auburn. Nowland was in the Walt Disney film "The Game Plan" starring Dewayne "The Rock" Johnson. Professional He entered the National Football League by signing as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers in 2003. Waived by the 49ers in August of that year, he was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad where he stayed through the 2004 season. In 2003 and 2004 Nowland spent time with the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europa. In 2005, he was signed by the Denver Broncos. He began his AFL career with the Georgia Force in 2005. He joined the Rampage in 2006, but re-signed with the Georgia Force during the 2007 offseason. Nowland retired from football in 2009 and now works as a sales representative. References External links AFL Player Stats 1980 births Living people Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida American football offensive linemen Auburn Tigers football players Frankfurt Galaxy players Denver Broncos players Georgia Force players Grand Rapids Rampage players
The MU90 Impact is a Franco-Italian advanced lightweight anti-submarine torpedo of the third generation developed for the French and Italian navies, as well as for export. It is designed to outperform the United States-built Mark 54 in and was developed in a special MU90 Hard Kill version for anti-torpedo defence. It is built by EuroTorp, a consortium of French and Italian companies. History The MU90 was the result of separate projects in France and Italy from the 1980s. In France, a project under the direction of Thomson Sintra created the "Murène" in 1989, while in Italy Whitehead started work on an A244 replacement known as the A290. In 1990 the first attempts to merge the two efforts started, a process that was completed in 1993 with the formation of EuroTorp. France intended to use the new torpedo on its frigates, Atlantique 2 aircraft, Lynx helicopters and NFH90 helicopters. It originally wanted 1000 units, but the end of the Cold War saw this cut to 600 in 1991, 450 in 2000 and finally 300 in 2008. The project cost the government €1,150m in 2012 prices at a unit cost of €1.6m, or €3.8m including development costs. It received 25 torpedoes a year until 2014. Design The MU90 is designed to be capable of discriminating between actual and perceived threat, including a bottomed stationary mini-submarine, known versions of anechoic coatings, and various decoys. It is also capable of launch speeds up to , allowing it to be dropped from maritime patrol aircraft flying at high speeds, or rocket-assist launchers. Powered by an electric pump-jet, it can be run at "silent" speeds to avoid giving its location away to the submarine, or "dash" at speeds over 29 knots. It uses a shaped charge warhead that can penetrate any known submarine hull, in particular Soviet double hull designs, while remaining just as deadly in shallow waters where conventional warheads are less effective. In 1986 France and Italy began a collaboration to develop an anti-submarine missile based on the Italian Otomat missile. France dropped out of the programme but Italy has fitted the MBDA MILAS missile to its s and FREMM anti-submarine frigates. MILAS is an missile that can deliver a MU90 to . Exports After deciding that its Mark 46 torpedoes were inadequate, Australia set up the JP2070 project in 1998 to buy torpedoes for its s, s, AP-3C Orion aircraft, S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopters and planned SH-2G(A) Super Seasprite helicopters. The Seasprites were cancelled and the Orions and Seahawks were removed from the MU90 programme on budget grounds; their replacements, the P-8 Poseidon and MH-60R Seahawk will use the US Mark 54 torpedo. The A$639m project to buy a classified number of MU90 has been heavily criticised by the Australian National Audit Office on the grounds of cost, insufficient test firings which failed to reveal defects in the torpedo, and the lack of commonality with the Navy's air-launched torpedoes. The MU90 reached IOC in November 2012. Operators — a total of 150 torpedoes were ordered for use on the Mil Mi-14PL and Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters, as well as the ORP Gen. K. Pułaski Perry-class frigate, with deliveries completed in 2012. Greece will obtain MU-90 Torpedo for her new FDI HN. See also Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo — US Navy's equivalent Sting Ray (torpedo) — British equivalent APR-3E torpedo — Russian equivalent A244-S — Italian equivalent TAL Shyena — Indian equivalent Yu-7 torpedo — Chinese equivalent K745 Chung Sang Eo — South Korean equivalent Type 97 light weight torpedo (G-RX4) — Japanese equivalent References Post–Cold War weapons of Germany Naval weapons of France Naval weapons of Italy Aerial torpedoes Military equipment introduced in the 2000s
Doomsday is a 2008 science fiction action film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film takes place in the future in Scotland, which has been quarantined because of a deadly virus. When the virus is found in London, political leaders send a team led by Major Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) to Scotland to find a possible cure. Sinclair's team runs into two types of survivors: marauders and medieval knights. Doomsday was conceived by Marshall based on the idea of futuristic soldiers facing medieval knights. In producing the film, he drew inspiration from various movies, including Mad Max, Escape from New York and 28 Days Later. Marshall had a budget three times the size of his previous two films, The Descent and Dog Soldiers, and the director filmed the larger-scale Doomsday in Scotland and South Africa. The film was released in the United States and Canada on 14 March 2008 and in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2008. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the casting, pacing, narrative, and homage to previous films, but criticized the plot holes, character development, confusing editing, and overloaded gore. The film grossed $22 million worldwide, making it a box office bomb. Plot The Reaper virus ravaged Scotland. Unable to contain the outbreak or cure the infected, the British government built a massive 30-foot wall that isolated Scotland from the rest of Great Britain. While the quarantine was deemed a success, the extreme method employed by the government destroyed diplomatic and economic relations between the UK and the rest of the world, turning the state itself into a pariah state. In 2035, authorities discovered several people in London infected with the Reaper virus during a routine investigation. Prime Minister John Hatcher shares satellite footage of survivors in Scotland with domestic security chief Captain Nelson. Believing a cure may exist, Hatcher orders Nelson to send a team into Scotland to find medical researcher Dr. Kane, who was working on a cure when Scotland was quarantined. Nelson chooses Eden Sinclair, his top police officer, to lead the team. For Sinclair, the mission is also personal, as she hopes to learn if her mother survived after she managed to escape the quarantine. Sinclair's team crosses the wall to Glasgow, Dr. Kane's last known location. While searching the local hospital for survivors, Sinclair and her team are ambushed by a group of marauders. Sgt. Norton and Dr. Stirling escape, while the team suffers heavy casualties. Cannibals led by the power-hungry Sol capture Sinclair and Dr. Talbot. Dr. Talbot was burned and eaten alive. With the help of Cally, another prisoner, Sinclair escapes and kills Viper, Sol's second-in-command. She meets Norton and Stirling, and the three escape on a train. Cally reveals that she and Sol are Kane's children. Meanwhile, back in London, the increasingly violent infected spread rapidly on the streets. Hatcher plans to evacuate the central London area when one of the infected breaks into Hatcher's office and tries to kill him. Nelson shoots and kills the man to save Hatcher, but his infected blood splatters all over the prime minister. As a result of Hatcher's unexpected infection, he is quarantined by his right-hand man, Michael Canaris, who also takes his place as de facto prime minister. Hatcher later commits suicide, knowing that his exposure to the Reaper Virus means an almost-certain death sentence from the virus. After leaving the train, Sinclair's group is spotted and kidnapped by soldiers armed with archaic weapons and armor. They are taken to a medieval castle and imprisoned. Their leader, Marcus Kane, tells Sinclair the truth: there is no cure — only people with immunity. Kane sentences her and her group to death, pitting Sinclair against Telamon, his executioner, in a small fighting ground to entertain his followers. During the duel, Sinclair subdues and kills Telamon while the rest of the group escapes, retrieving their equipment and rescuing Sinclair. Sinclair, Norton, Stirling, and Cally escape on horseback to a fallout shelter entrance. Inside, they find a 2007 Bentley Continental GT and a satellite phone. Kane's army arrives and kills Norton. Sinclair and the others drive the Bentley back to the quarantine wall. On the way, they are intercepted by Sol's gang. After a high-speed chase, Sol and many of his men are killed, and Sinclair's group escapes. Sinclair calls Canaris, who later arrives in a government gunship. Sinclair and Stirling turn over Cally, whose blood can be used to create a vaccine for the virus. However, Canaris reveals that he intends to allow the virus to spread a form of population control and shady profit. Cally and Stirling board the gunship with Canaris while Sinclair returns to her old house in search of her mother, followed by Nelson, who flew into the quarantine zone to see her. Sinclair learns that her mother perished during the quarantine and gives Nelson a recording of Canaris' scheme to take over the UK, which he uses to publicly expose Canaris. Sinclair retrieves Sol's head and returns it to his gang; she throws the head onto the ground. The marauders burst into cheering, accepting Sinclair as their new leader. Cast Rhona Mitra as Eden Sinclair, a Major of the Department of Domestic Security, was selected to lead a team to find a cure. The heroine was inspired by the character Snake Plissken. Mitra worked out and fight trained for eleven weeks for the film. Marshall described Mitra's character as a soldier who has been rendered cold from her military indoctrination and her journey to find the cure for the virus is one of redemption. The character was originally written to have "funny" lines, but the director scaled back on the humor to depict Sinclair as more "hardcore". Bob Hoskins as Bill Nelson, Eden Sinclair's boss. Marshall sought to have Hoskins emulate his "bulldog" role from the 1980 film The Long Good Friday. David O'Hara as Michael Canaris, a corrupt senior official within the British government whose position is never stated, who acts as Hatcher's puppeteer. Canaris was depicted to have a fascist background, speaking lines that paralleled Adolf Hitler's mindset of cleansing. Malcolm McDowell as Marcus Kane, a former scientist who now lives as a feudal lord in an abandoned castle, having medieval army under his command and controlling parts of the country. McDowell described his character as a King Lear. According to Marshall, Kane is based on Kurtz from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The director originally sought to bring Sean Connery out of retirement to play Kane but was unsuccessful. McDowell is the maternal-uncle of Alexander Siddig. Alexander Siddig as Prime Minister John Hatcher. Marshall originally wrote Hatcher as a sympathetic character misguided by Canaris, but revised the character to be more like Canaris in embracing political manipulation. Siddig is the maternal-nephew of Malcolm McDowell. Adrian Lester as Sergeant Norton, a member of Sinclair's team Craig Conway as Sol, Kane's son and the leader of the marauders. He has a biohazard sign tattooed on his back and a large scar across his chest. Even though he is Kane's son, he distanced himself from him and formed his own army. He was a young child in the original 2008 quarantine. In addition, Lee-Anne Liebenberg portrays Viper, the wild woman who is Sol's second-in-command, while Hennie Bosman portrays Telamon (The Gladiator). Also cast as part of Eden Sinclair's team were Chris Robson as Miller, and Leslie Simpson as Carpenter. The names Miller and Carpenter were nods to directors George Miller and John Carpenter, whose films influenced Marshall's Doomsday. Sean Pertwee and Darren Morfitt portrayed the team's medical scientists, Dr Talbot and Dr Stirling, respectively. MyAnna Buring portrayed Kane's daughter Cally. Emma Cleasby played Eden's mother at the start of the film. Production Conception Director Neil Marshall lived near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall, a Roman fortification built to defend England against Scotland's tribes. The director fantasised about what conditions would cause the Wall to be rebuilt and imagined a lethal virus would work. Marshall had also visualised a mixture of medieval and futuristic elements: "I had this vision of these futuristic soldiers with high-tech weaponry and body armour and helmets—clearly from the future—facing a medieval knight on horseback." The director favoured the English/Scottish border as the location for a rebuilt wall, finding the location more plausible than a lengthy boundary between the United States and Canada. Additionally, Scotland is the home to multiple castles, which fit Marshall's medieval aspect. The lethal virus in Doomsday differs from contemporary films like 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later by being an authentic plague that actually devastates the population, instead of infecting people so they become aggressive cannibals or zombies. Marshall intended the virus as the backdrop to the story, having survivors scavenge for themselves and set up a primitive society. The director drew from tribal history around the world to design the society. Though the survivors are depicted as brutal, Marshall sought to have "shades of gray" by characterising some people in England as selfishly manipulative. The director intended Doomsday as a tribute to post-apocalyptic films from the 1970s and 1980s, explaining, "Right from the start, I wanted my film to be an homage to these sorts of movies, and deliberately so. I wanted to make a movie for a new generation of audience that hadn't seen those movies in the cinema—hadn't seen them at all maybe—and to give them the same thrill that I got from watching them. But kind of contemporise it, pump up the action and the blood and guts." Cinematic influences on Doomsday include: Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981), and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985): Marshall drew inspiration from the punk style of the films and also shaped Rhona Mitra's character after Max Rockatansky as a police officer with a troubled history. Escape from New York (1981): The director drew from the concepts of gang warfare and the experience of being walled-in. Rhona Mitra's character has an eye patch like Snake Plissken, though the director sought to create a plot point for the eye of Mitra's character to reinforce its inclusion. Excalibur (1981): Marshall enjoyed John Boorman's artistry in the film and sought to include its medieval aspects in Doomsday. The Warriors (1979): The director the films of Walter Hill, including the "visual style of the gang warfare" in The Warriors. During the scene where Sol addresses the crowd in Glasgow, a Baseball Furies gang member can be seen in the crowd. No Blade of Grass (1970): Marshall perceived the film as a predecessor to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, though he sought to make Doomsday less straight-faced. The Omega Man (1971): The director was inspired by the "empty city" notion of the film and drew upon its dark and gritty nature. A Boy and His Dog (1974): Marshall created a homage to the 1974 film's ending by including a scene of a human being cooked. Waterworld (1995): The director was inspired by the gritty atmosphere and how people scavenge to survive and adapt in their new world. Gladiator (2000): As with the Russell Crowe character in the Ridley Scott film, Marshall sought to put Mitra's character through a trial by combat. Children of Men (2006): With this film coming out during the development of Doomsday, the director realised the similarity of the premises and sought to make his film "more bloody and more fun". Marshall also cited Metalstorm (1983), Zulu (1964), and works of director Terry Gilliam like The Fisher King (1991) as influences in producing Doomsday. Marshall acknowledged that his creation is "so outrageous you've got to laugh". He reflected, "I do think it's going to divide audiences... I just want them to be thrilled and enthralled. I want them to be overwhelmed by the imagery they've seen. And go back and see it again." Filming Rogue Pictures signed Marshall to direct Doomsday in October 2005, and in November 2006, actress Rhona Mitra was signed to star in Doomsday as the leader of the elite team. Production was budgeted at £17 million, an amount that was triple the combined total of Marshall's previous two films, Dog Soldiers (2002) and The Descent (2005). The increase in scale was a challenge to the director, who had been accustomed to small casts and limited locations. Marshall described the broader experience: "There's fifty or more speaking parts; I'm dealing with thousands of extras, logistical action sequences, explosions, car chases — the works." Production began in February 2007 in South Africa, where the majority of filming took place. South Africa was chosen as a primary filming location for economic reasons, costing a third of estimated production in the United Kingdom. Shooting in South Africa lasted 56 days out of 66 days, with the remaining ten taking place in Scotland. Marshall said of South Africa's appeal, "The landscape, the rock formations, I thought it was about as close to Scotland as you're likely to get, outside of Ireland or Wales." In Scotland, secondary filming took place in the city of Glasgow, including Haghill in the city's East End, and at Blackness Castle in West Lothian, the latter chosen when filmmakers were unable to shoot at Doune Castle. The entire shoot, involving thousands of extras, included a series of complex fight scenes and pyrotechnical displays. The director sought to minimise the use of computer-generated elements in Doomsday, preferring to subscribe to "old-school filmmaking". In the course of production, several sequences were dropped due to budgetary concerns, including a scene in which helicopter gunships attacked a medieval castle. A massive car chase scene was filmed for Doomsday, described by Marshall to be one part Mad Max, one part Bullitt (1968), and one part "something else entirely different". Marshall had seen the Aston Martin DBS V12 used in the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006) and sought to implement a similarly "sexy" car. Since the car company did not do product placement, the filmmakers purchased three new Bentley Continental GTs for US$150,000 each. The film also contains the director's trademark gore and violence from previous films, including a scene where a character is cooked alive and eaten. The production was designed by Simon Bowles who had worked previously with Marshall on Dog Soldiers and The Descent. Paul Hyett, the prosthetic make-up designer who worked on The Descent, contributed to the production, researching diseases including sexually transmitted diseases to design the make-up for victims of the Reaper virus. Visual effects The visual effects for Doomsday stemmed from the 1980s stunt-based films, involving approximately 275 visual effects shots. While filmmakers did not seek innovative visual effects, they worked with budget restrictions by creating set extensions. With most shots taking place in daylight, the extensions involved matte paint and 2D and 3D solutions. The visual effects crew visited Scotland to take reference photos so scenes that were filmed in Cape Town, South Africa could instead have Scottish backgrounds. Several challenges for the visual effects crew included the illustration of cow overpopulation in line with a decimated human population and the convincing creation of the rebuilt Hadrian Wall in different lights and from different distances. The most challenging visual effects shot in Doomsday was the close-up in which a main character is burned alive. The shot required multiple enhancements and implementations of burning wardrobe, burning pigskin, and smoke and fire elements to look authentic. Neil Marshall's car chase sequence also involved the use of visual effects. A scene in which the Bentley crashes through a bus was intended to implement pyrotechnics, but fire marshals in the South African nature reserve, the filming location for the scene, forbade their use due to dry conditions. A miniature mock-up was created and visual effects were applied so the filming of the mock-up would overlay the filming of the actual scene without pyrotechnics. Other visual effects that were created were the Thames flood plain and a remote Scottish castle. A popular effect with the visual effects crew was the "rabbit explosion" scene, depicting a rabbit being shot by guns on automatic sensors. The crew sought to expand the singular shot, but Neil Marshall sought to focus on one shot to emphasise its comic nature and avoid drawing unnecessary sympathy from audiences. Music Marshall originally intended to include 1980s synth music in his film, but he found it difficult to combine the music with the intense action. Instead, composer Tyler Bates composed a score using heavy orchestra music. The film also included songs from the bands Adam and the Ants, Fine Young Cannibals, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Kasabian. The song "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood was the only song to remain in the film from the first draft of the screenplay. "Spellbound" by Siouxsie and the Banshees was a favourite song of the director, who sought to include it. Marshall also hoped to include the song "Into the Light" by the Banshees, but it was left out due to the producer disliking it and the cost being too high to license it. Release Theatrical run For its theatrical run, the film was originally intended to be distributed by Focus Features under Rogue Pictures, but the company transferred Doomsday among other films to Universal Pictures for larger-scale distribution and marketing beginning in 2008. Doomsday was commercially released on 14 March 2008 in the United States and Canada in 1,936 theatres, grossing US$4,926,565 in its opening weekend and ranking seventh in the box office, which Box Office Mojo reported as a "failed" opening. Its theatrical run in the United States and Canada lasted 28 days, ending on 10 April 2008, having grossed US$11,463,861. The film opened in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and Malta on 9 May 2008, grossing a total of US$2,061,794 in its entire run. The film's performance in the UK was considered a "disappointing run". The film premiered in Italy in August 2008, grossing an overall US$500,000. Worldwide, Doomsday has grossed US$22,472,631. Critical response Doomsday was not screened for critics in advance of its commercial opening in cinemas. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 51% based on reviews from 75 critics, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's consensus reads, "Doomsday is a pale imitation of previous futuristic thrillers, minus the cohesive narrative and charismatic leads." On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Alison Rowat of The Herald perceived Doomsday as "decidedly everyday" for a thriller, with Marshall's script having too many unanswered questions and characters not fully developed despite a decent cast. Rowat said, "In his previous films, Marshall made something out of nothing. Here he does the opposite". The critic acknowledged the attempted homages and the B-movie approach but thought that "there has to be something more". Steve Pratt of The Northern Echo weighed in, "As a writer, Marshall leaves gaping holes in the plot while as a director he knows how to extract maximum punch from car chases, beatings and fights without stinting on the gore as body parts are lopped off with alarming frequency and bodies squashed to a bloody pulp." Philip Key of the Liverpool Daily Post described the film, "Doomsday is a badly thought-out science fiction saga which leaves more questions than answers." Alonso Duralde of MSNBC described Doomsday: "It's ridiculous, derivative, confusingly edited and laden with gore, but it's the kind of over-the-top grindhouse epic that wears down your defenses and eventually makes you just go with it." Duralde believed that Mitra's character would have qualified as a "memorable fierce chick" if the film was not so silly. David Hiltbrand of The Philadelphia Inquirer rated Doomsday at 2.5 out of 4 stars and thought that the film was better paced than most fantasy-action films, patiently building up its action scenes to the major "fireworks" where other films would normally be exhausted early on. Reviewer James Berardinelli found the production of Doomsday to be a mess, complaining, "The action sequences might be more tense if they weren't obfuscated by rapid-fire editing, and the backstory is muddled and not all that interesting." Berardinelli also believed the attempted development of parallel storylines to be too much for the film, weakening the eventual payoff. Dennis Harvey of Variety said Neil Marshall's "flair for visceral action" made up for Doomsday'''s lack of originality and that the film barely had a dull moment. He added, "There's no question that Doomsday does what it does with vigor, high technical prowess and just enough humor to avoid turning ridiculous." Harvey considered the conclusion relatively weak, and found the quality of the acting satisfactory for the genre, while reserving praise for the "stellar" work of the stunt personnel. Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle also praised the film's stunts, noting that it was reminiscent of "the beauty of the exploitation film era". Hartlaub said of the effect, "Hire a couple of great stuntmen and a halfway sober cinematographer, and you didn't even need a screenwriter." Matt Zoller Seitz of The New York Times saw Rhona Mitra's character as a mere impersonation of Snake Plissken and considered the film's major supporting characters to be "lifeless". Seitz described his discontent over the lack of innovation in the director's attempted homages of older films: "Doomsday is frenetic, loud, wildly imprecise and so derivative that it doesn't so much seem to reference its antecedents as try on their famous images like a child playing dress-up." Scottish response Scotland's tourism agency VisitScotland welcomed Doomsday, hoping that the film would attract tourism by marketing Scotland to the rest of the world. The country's national body for film and television, Scottish Screen, had contributed £300,000 to the production of Doomsday, which provided economic benefits for the cast and crew who dwelt in Scotland. A spokesperson from Scottish Screen anticipated, "It's likely to also attract a big audience who will see the extent to which Scotland can provide a flexible and diverse backdrop to all genres of film." In contrast, several parties have expressed concern that Doomsday presents negativity in England's latent view of Scotland based on their history. Angus MacNeil, member of the Scottish National Party, said of the film's impact: "The complimentary part is that people are thinking about Scotland as we are moving more and more towards independence. But the film depicts a country that is still the plaything of London. It is decisions made in London that has led to it becoming a quarantine zone."Doomsday was not nominated or considered as a possible contender at the BAFTA Scotland awards despite being one of the largest film productions in Scotland in years; was spent on local services. Director Neil Marshall applied for membership with the organisation to add "fresh blood", but Doomsday was not mentioned during jury deliberations. According to a spokesperson from the organisation, the film was not formally submitted for consideration, and no one directly invited the filmmakers to discuss a possible entry. Several of BAFTA Scotland's jury members believed that the criteria and procedures for a Scottish film were unclear and could have been more formalised. Haunted house Doomsday was used as inspiration in building a haunted house for Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando. Home media Doomsday'' was the first Blu-ray title released by Universal Pictures after the studio's initial support of the now-folded HD DVD format. The unrated version was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 29 July 2008 in the United States, containing an audio commentary and bonus materials covering the film's post-apocalyptic scenario, visual effects, and destructive vehicles and weapons, as well as the film's original theatrical version. IGN assessed the unrated DVD's video quality, writing, "For the most part, it's a crisp disc that's leaps above standard def." The audio quality was considered up to par with the film's loud scenes, though IGN found volume irregularity between the loud scenes and the quiet scenes. IGN called the commentary "a pretty straight-up behind-the-scenes take on the movie and a bit over-congratulatory". It found the "most fascinating" featurette to be about visual effects, while deeming the other featurettes skippable. See also Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction List of apocalyptic films List of dystopian films References External links 2008 films 2008 science fiction action films American science fiction action films British science fiction action films Films about cannibalism Crystal Sky Pictures films Films scored by Tyler Bates Films about viral outbreaks Films directed by Neil Marshall Films set in 2008 Films set in 2035 Films set in castles Films set in Glasgow Films set in London Films set in Scotland English-language German films German science fiction action films British post-apocalyptic films American post-apocalyptic films Universal Pictures films Intrepid Pictures films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s British films 2000s German films Films shot in Glasgow
Luke Campbell (born 27 September 1987) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2013 to 2021. He challenged twice for lightweight world titles; the WBA and The Ring titles in 2017; and the WBA, WBO, The Ring and vacant WBC titles in 2019. At regional level he held the WBC Silver and Commonwealth lightweight titles from 2016 to 2017. As an amateur, Campbell won gold at the 2008 European Championships, silver at the 2011 World Championships, and gold at the 2012 Olympics, all in the bantamweight division. Amateur career Senior ABA titles Campbell competed for St. Paul's Amateur Boxing Club in Hull, winning the English senior ABA bantamweight title in 2007 and retaining in 2008 after beating Gareth Smith 23–1 in the final. 2008 European Championships He represented England at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool. At the Championships, Campbell defeated Olympic bronze medalist Veaceslav Gojan of Moldova in the quarterfinals and Denis Makarov of Germany in the semifinals before facing the experienced Detelin Dalakliev of Bulgaria in the final. After four rounds the Bulgarian levelled the scores in the fight to 5 each after he scored a point in the last two seconds of the fight. The decision then went to countback and Campbell was awarded the title making Campbell the first Englishman to win a European amateur title since 1961. 2010 Four Nations Challenge Following his successful return, following a year long sabbatical to recover from tendon surgery, to International competition at the WBC Night Of Champions in Cardiff in July, Luke started his 2012 London Olympics preparations by securing gold at the Four Nations Challenge in Sheffield. On the Saturday Luke, who convincingly won his Featherweight (57 kg) fight by an 11–5 points margin over China's Jun Tan at the WBC Night Of Champions, continued his winning ways by beating Kazakhstan's Shulakov Madi by 6 – 4 in the semi-final of the Four Nations Challenge. In Sunday's final Luke again faced Jun Tan from China, his adversary the previous week at the WBC Night of Champions. As before Luke dominated the proceedings, this time winning by an increased points margin of 11–3. 2011 World Championships Campbell qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games after winning a silver medal at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Bantamweight in Baku, Azerbaijan. 2012 Summer Olympics At the 2012 London Olympics, Campbell won gold in the 56 kg Bantamweight division after beating Ireland's John Joe Nevin 14:11. Campbell had earlier beaten Italian, Vittorio Parrinello, by 11:9. In the quarter-finals he met Detelin Dalakliev of Bulgaria in his closest bout of the competition, controversially edging it by a score of 16:15. His next opponent, Satoshi Shimizu from Japan- who had earlier been reinstated in the tournament by AIBA after a successful appeal after a defeat by Magomed Abdulhamidov was beaten by 20:11. Campbell beat Nevin in the final bout, and dropped the Irishman at the start of the third round, thus becoming the first bantamweight boxer to win Olympic gold for Great Britain since Henry Thomas in 1908. A first class postage stamp, depicting Campbell, was issued by Royal Mail and a post box in Hessle Road, Hull was painted gold to commemorate his gold medal win. Local telephone network provider, KC, have also commemorated the win by painting one of their telephone boxes, near to St Paul's Boxing Club, gold. Campbell was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to boxing. Campbell ended his amateur career with a record of 153–24. Professional career Early career Campbell's first professional fight took place on 13 July 2013 at Craven Park in his home city of Hull. His opponent was Andy Harris who he beat in the first round. Campbell continued his undefeated start to his career with a fifth-round stoppage of Lee Connelly in Hull on 2 November 2013. In his fifth professional bout Campbell carried on his undefeated record and became the first person to stop Scott Moises. In April 2014, Campbell announced that he would be taking a break from boxing, pulling out of his next scheduled bout, following his father being diagnosed with cancer. Despite announcing he would be taking a break from boxing, Campbell fought a further four times in 2014. A points win over Craig Woodruff, a knockout win of Steve Trumble, a technical knockout (TKO) victory over Krzysztof Szot and another TKO win over Daniel Eduardo Brizuela. In March 2015, Campbell faced off against 24 year old Nicaraguan Levis Morales (11–1–1, 4 KOs) at the Ice Arena in Hull. Campbell knocked down Morales in round two and three, before the referee Howard John Foster stopped the fight resulting in a TKO victory for Campbell. On 1 August, Campbell claimed the vacant WBC International lightweight title by defeating fellow Hullensian Tommy Coyle (21–2, 10 KOs) via ten-round TKO at the KC Lightstream Stadium. This was also a WBC lightweight eliminator. Coyle was knocked down once in round two following a left to the body and three times in round twelve before the referee waved off the fight. Only four months later in December, Campbell lost the title and mandatory status in a split decision loss to French boxer Yvan Mendy (32–4–1, 16 KOs) at The O2 Arena in London on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Dillian Whyte. Campbell was floored for the first time in his professional career in a ragged defensive display as Mendy received a split decision with scores of 115–112, 115–113, while the third judge scored it 115–113 for Campbell. After a three-month lay off, Campbell started a comeback trail in March on the undercard of Brook-Bizier at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, fighting British boxer Gary Sykes (28–4, 6 KOs) for the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title. Campbell made a winning return to the ring in spectacular fashion only needing two rounds to finish Sykes off in his first fight since losing his unbeaten professional record. A left hook that landed hard on the top of Sykes' head had him struggling before a straight right put him down. Although Sykes beat the count, Campbell was all over him. It was the left-hook that opened the door again, this time in the midsection, followed by a right to the temple. Referee Steve Gray moved swiftly in as Sykes' corner was throwing their towel to halt the fight. Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed Campbell was next due to fight on 30 July 2016 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds for the vacant WBC Silver lightweight title against 30 year old former IBF junior-lightweight champion Argenis Mendez (23–4–1, 12 KOs). Although being floored by a sharp right hand in the second round, Campbell proved to be too quick and dominated the remainder of the fight to claim the vacant WBC Silver lightweight title. From the third round, it became a comfortable fight for Campbell who moved his opponent around the ring and caught him with a succession of punches. The scorecards were all in favour of Campbell 116–111, 117–110, 115–112, who stated he would now like to land a world title shot. Rise up the ranks Campbell vs. Mathews, Lopez Campbell fought former British and Commonwealth lightweight champion and former world title challenger Derry Mathews (38–10, 20 KOs) on the undercard of the world cruiserweight title fight between Tony Bellew and BJ Flores at the Echo Arena on 15 October, live on Sky Sports. This was the first defence of the WBC Silver lightweight title in a scheduled twelve round bout. The fight started off as a brawl, however Campbell proved to be too quick as he retained his titles and kept his future world title shot alive after stopping Mathews in round four. Mathews was dropped following a couple of left hooks to his body. In the post fight interview, Campbell claimed, despite winning via stoppage, his game plan was 'to outbox Mathews for a points win'. On 3 January 2017, it was announced that Campbell would defend his WBC Silver title against Jairo Lopez (21–6, 14 KOs) at the Ice Arena in Hull on 25 February. The title defence would be part of a triple header, also including fellow Hullensian Tommy Coyle and Gavin McDonnell challenging for the vacant WBC super-bantamweight title. Campbell won the fight in round two after a well timed uppercut floored Lopez. Referee Ian-John Lewis halted the fight. Lopez was also dropped in round one just before the bell rang. Campbell retained his WBC Silver lightweight title. After the fight, Campbell and promoter Eddie Hearn both said the fight they were chasing next is a rematch with French boxer Yvan Mendy, to avenge his sole loss. "Mendy has done the worst thing possible in beating me", Campbell said after the fight. Campbell vs. Pérez On 10 April 2017, Eurosport and Sky Sports announced that Campbell would be involved in a WBA lightweight title eliminator against former WBA interim lightweight titlist Darleys Pérez (33–2–2, 21 KOs) on the Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko undercard at the Wembley Stadium on 29 April 2017. The winner would be in the number one position to challenge champion Jorge Linares. Pérez weighed over the limit at 136.3 pounds, so had he won the bout, he would not have been eligible for the mandatory spot. Campbell racked up the win via a ninth-round stoppage win, which was due to injury. It was said that Pérez hurt his left arm after a throwing a left hook. He signaled to the referee that he could not continue and the fight was stopped at 1 minute 28 seconds into the round. Although Pérez started the fight well, enough to win the first three rounds, he physically looked gassed by the later rounds where Campbell took over. With the win, Campbell was made the new mandatory challenger to WBA champion Jorge Linares. Eddie Hearn said he would speak to Golden Boy Promotions to push things forward for the fight to be made. World title challenge Campbell vs. Linares Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker, Robert Diaz, announced that WBA and The Ring lightweight champion Jorge Linares (42–3, 27 KOs) would next fight on 23 September 2017 and ruled out Campbell as his opponent. The plan being to have Campbell to fight on the undercard. If both fighters win their respected bouts, they would meet in the future. On 21 July 2017 the WBA ordered Linares to make a mandatory defence against Campbell. As per WBA rules, a titleholder must fight a mandatory within nine months, this time would expire on 23 July, having won the title from Crolla in September 2016. Both sides were given 30 days to come to an agreement for the fight. On 27 July, a deal was reached for Linares and Campbell to fight at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on 23 September 2017. The bout will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and on HBO: Boxing After Dark in the US. In an interview, Linares said, "I am excited to make my return to the US and to headline a HBO show for the first time. I know Campbell is a tough [...] I am confident that I will emerge victorious on September 23rd." This fight would mark the second time Campbell fights professionally in California. In front of 4,125, Linares won his twelfth straight fight, retaining his WBA world title after twelve rounds against Campbell. One judge scored the fight 115–113 for Campbell, the remaining two had it 115–112 and 114–113 in favour of Linares, giving him the split decision win. ESPN.com also scored the fight 115–112 for Linares. Linares dropped Campbell with a straight right hand to the head in round two. Between rounds five and nine, Campbell took control of the fight. Linares began winning the championship rounds. Had Campbell not been knocked down early in the fight, the verdict would have been a split draw. Campbell believed he won the fight, speaking to Max Kellerman he said, "No one can ever doubt my heart. Yeah, I got off to a rocky start. He hit me with a nice, clean shot in the second round, caught me on the eye, cut it. I wasn’t dazed. From there, I had double vision in one eye for the rest of the fight. But from then, I out-classed him. I thought I won the fight. He’s a great champion, but I thought I out-classed him. I didn't think he was landing any shots whatsoever, and I was catching him with all the clean shots." Linares praised Campbell for his efforts, "He was a tough opponent. Many people said he was very easy, but it’s not for no reason he’s an Olympic champion. I fought very well all the way to the twelfth round. And I think in the fifth round, I started to box him a little bit because I didn't wanna get hurt." CompuBox stats showed Linares landed 140 of 414 thrown (34%), while Campbell was credited to landing 141 of his 524 thrown (27%). After the fight, promoter Eddie Hearn stated that Campbell could fight the winner of Crolla vs. Burns or another possible opponent would be WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan. A day after the fight, Campell revealed that his father had died of cancer two weeks before the fight. Campbell was in the US at his training camp when his father died at home, with family members. The fight drew an average of 687,000 viewers and peaked at 726,000 viewers on HBO. Regaining composure On 3 May 2018, it was announced by Matchroom that Campbell would appear on the Bellew-Haye II card the next day at the O2 Arena in London in a six-round fight. Campbell fought and defeated Troy James (20-5-1, 5 KOs). In round two, Campbell hit James with a left uppercut followed by a right hand that dropped him. James quickly recovered and survived the remainder of the round. In round four, Campbell dropped James with a hard shot, again James showed heart in getting up off the canvas. In the following round, Campbell started to unload and landed a barrage of unanswered punches before the referee stepped in to stop the fight. On 31 July, Campbell announced Shane McGuigan as his new trainer. Speaking on the partnership, Campbell said, "I'm incredibly excited to be teaming up with Shane. I've always heard good things about him within boxing but having trained under him for a few weeks now I can vouch for just how good he is. We've already struck up a great relationship and I have no doubt he is going to help take me to the next level. I want to become a world champion and Shane has a proven track record of achieving that with his fighters. It's a thriving gym with a great atmosphere and world class fighters, and that's where I want to be." In his statement, McGuigan said he would help Campbell become an elite as well as win a world title. Campbell vs. Mendy II On 6 August, Sky Sports announced the rematch between Campbell and 33 year old French boxer Yvan Mendy (40-4-1, 19 KOs) was confirmed to take place on the Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin undercard at the Wembley Stadium in London on 22 September. Since defeating Campbell in their first fight in December 2015, Mendy had gone on to win seven fights in a row and picked up a #1 ranking with WBC at lightweight. Hearn called the bout a 'true 50–50 fight' as both boxers had improved since their first meeting. Campbell won the bout on points to avenge the earlier defeat. After twelve rounds the scorecards read 119–109, 118–111 and 116–112 in favour or Campbell. Mendy had his moments in the earlier rounds, but once Campbell adjusted, he was able to box and move to pound out a decision victory in what was a WBC lightweight title eliminator. Campbell vs. Yung On 15 March 2019, Campbell, who was now the mandatory challenger to Mikey Garcia's WBC lightweight title, travelled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to take on Adrian Yung. Both men had never been stopped prior to the bout, but that changed when Campbell landed a left hook in the fifth round followed by a flurry of punches which forced the referee to halt the fight, making Campbell the winner by fifth-round technical knockout. Second world title challenge Campbell vs. Lomachenko On 31 August 2019, Campbell challenged the top pound-for-pound fighter and three-division world champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko, for the WBA (Super), WBO, The Ring, and vacant WBC lightweight titles at The O2 Arena in London. Prior to the fight on 22 August 2019, Sky Sports released "The Gloves are Off: The Debate (Lomachenko vs. Campbell)" segment, hosted by former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson, with retired, former world champions Tony Bellew, Carl Froch, David Haye and Paulie Malignaggi giving their pre-fight analysis as part of the lead up to the fight. Although all parties agreed Campbell will be the underdog going into the fight, with the odds being stacked in Lomachenko's favour, all praised Campbell's skill and amateur pedigree, with Malignaggi insisting Campbell is "one of the better fighters in the world to have not won a world championship." On the night of the fight, Lomachenko put on a dominant display, dropping Campbell in the eleventh round and winning a wide unanimous decision with scores of 119-108, 119-108, 118-109. Final fight and retirement Campbell vs. García On 2 January 2021, Campbell faced undefeated Ryan García for the vacant WBC interim lightweight title in what would ultimately be his final professional fight. Despite entering as the pre-fight betting underdog, Campbell dropped his opponent in the second round with a left hand, from which García recovered. García returned the favour in the seventh round, by dropping Campbell with a left hook to the body. Campbell, however, was not able to beat the count and suffered the first and only stoppage loss of his career. On 30 July 2021, Campbell announced his retirement from boxing. He released a statement on Twitter, saying, "Every fight, right the way from my debut on 13th June 2013, up to my last on 2nd January 2021, the cheers and messages of encouragement have always been monumental. Throughout my career I've tried to test myself against the very best in the industry and never shied away from anyone. I'm so grateful this hasn't gone unnoticed from supporters and I appreciate you all." Personal life Campbell was born in Hull and supports local football team Hull City. He has three sons with his wife Lynsey Kraanen who is a model. Campbell has a notable boxing heritage, with his grandfather having been an Irish boxing champion. Many of Campbell's relatives still live in Ireland. Two weeks before Campbell fought for the WBA and ring lightweight titles against Jorge Linares his father passed away. Campbell did not tell anyone as he did not want the Linares camp thinking it was a weakness. Speaking on this he said "I probably cried once a day. I had to try and shut my feelings off. After the fight I had a good cry. The only thing that kept me going is I know what my dad would have wanted for me." In the media In December 2012 it was announced that Campbell would take part in ITV's Dancing on Ice series 8 which started on 6 January 2013, skating with professional Jenna Smith. He reached the final of Dancing On Ice 2013 with Beth Tweddle and Matt Lapinskas. Professional boxing record See also 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes References External links Luke Campbell - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live 1987 births Living people English male boxers Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain English Olympic medallists English people of Irish descent Sportspeople from Kingston upon Hull Olympic medalists in boxing Members of the Order of the British Empire Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Commonwealth Boxing Council champions Lightweight boxers Southpaw boxers
Dhapa is a village development committee in Jumla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3080 persons living in 588 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Jumla District Populated places in Jumla District
Mike Hunter (born September 14, 1959 – died February 8, 2006) was an American professional boxer who won the USBA Heavyweight title and the WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight title. Professional career Known as "The Bounty Hunter", Hunter was a colourful and erratic Heavyweight fringe contender during the early-to-mid 1990s, and was known for his unique boxing style, boxing skills, and good defense. Hunter's boxing career began in Maryland, after a seven-year stint in prison for armed robbery. Hunter's skills caught the attention of actor James Caan, who would manage Hunter for three years, before selling his contract to Bill Slayton. Hunter first became ranked by the major sanctioning bodies in 1990, and would defeat many notable boxers like Dwight Qawi, Pinklon Thomas, Tyrell Biggs, Oliver McCall, Jimmy Thunder, and Alexander Zolkin. During this long respectable run of results he lost a highly criticized points decision to fellow contender Francois Botha, after dropping Botha in the first round. Although he was a very talented fighter and had a promising run during the 90s, he largely squandered his talent. By the mid-1990s, drug problems had begun to catch up to Hunter, evident to all after his victory over Buster Mathis, Jr., which was turned to a No-Contest following a positive drug test. Hunter would lose three fights in the last year and a half of his career, before retiring following a loss to Danish Heavyweight Brian Nielsen for the IBO version of the heavyweight title. Professional boxing record \|- \|align="center" colspan=8\|26 Wins (8 knockouts, 18 decisions), 7 Losses (1 knockout, 6 decisions), 2 Draws, 1 No Contest \|- \| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|Result \| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|Record \| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|Opponent \| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|Type \| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|Round \| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|Date \| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|Location \| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|Notes \|-align=center \|Loss \|26–7–2 \|align=left\| Brian Nielsen \|TKO \|5 \|31/05/1996 \|align=left\| Copenhagen, Denmark \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|26–6–2 \|align=left\| Arthur Weathers \|PTS \|10 \|03/11/1995 \|align=left\| Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Loss \|25–6–2 \|align=left\| Marion Wilson \|SD \|10 \|06/10/1995 \|align=left\| Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. \| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|25–5–2 \|align=left\| Will Hinton \|PTS \|10 \|06/05/1995 \|align=left\| Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Loss \|24–5–2 \|align=left\| Aurelio Perez \|UD \|10 \|24/03/1995 \|align=left\| Sao Paulo, Brazil \| \|- \|-align=center \|Loss \|24–4–2 \|align=left\| Alexander Zolkin \|SD \|10 \|16/12/1994 \|align=left\| Chester, West Virginia, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|24–3–2 \|align=left\| Keith McMurray \|SD \|10 \|01/09/1994 \|align=left\| Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. \| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|23–3–2 \|align=left\| Craig Payne \|PTS \|10 \|19/05/1994 \|align=left\| Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|style="background:#ddd;"\|NC \|22–3–2 \|align=left\| Buster Mathis Jr. \|NC \|12 \|04/12/1993 \|align=left\| Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|22–3–2 \|align=left\| Cecil Coffee \|UD \|10 \|06/11/1993 \|align=left\| Sun City, South Africa \| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|21–3–2 \|align=left\| Alexander Zolkin \|SD \|12 \|05/08/1993 \|align=left\| Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|20–3–2 \|align=left\| Tyrell Biggs \|UD \|12 \|17/01/1993 \|align=left\| Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Loss \|19–3–2 \|align=left\| Francois Botha \|MD \|8 \|22/09/1992 \|align=left\| El Paso, Texas, U.S. \| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|19–2–2 \|align=left\| David Jaco \|TKO \|3 \|14/02/1992 \|align=left\| Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|18–2–2 \|align=left\| Ossie Ocasio \|UD \|10 \|14/12/1990 \|align=left\| Sydney, Australia \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|17–2–2 \|align=left\| Jose Maria Flores Burlon \|TKO \|1 \|31/10/1990 \|align=left\| Melbourne, Australia \| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|16–2–2 \|align=left\| Jimmy Thunder \|KO \|4 \|14/08/1990 \|align=left\| Melbourne, Australia \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|15–2–2 \|align=left\| Pinklon Thomas \|UD \|10 \|12/06/1990 \|align=left\| Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. \| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|14–2–2 \|align=left\| Dwight Muhammad Qawi \|UD \|12 \|16/03/1990 \|align=left\| Newark, New Jersey, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|13–2–2 \|align=left\| Donald Coats \|KO \|3 \|31/01/1989 \|align=left\| Irvine, California, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|12–2–2 \|align=left\| Wade Parsons \|UD \|8 \|06/12/1988 \|align=left\| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|11–2–2 \|align=left\| Dino Homsey \|KO \|4 \|26/07/1988 \|align=left\| Los Angeles, California, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|10–2–2 \|align=left\| Oliver McCall \|UD \|10 \|22/01/1988 \|align=left\| Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Loss \|9–2–2 \|align=left\| Andre Smith \|UD \|8 \|05/11/1987 \|align=left\| Los Angeles, California, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|9–1–2 \|align=left\| Rodney Stockton \|TKO \|1 \|29/09/1987 \|align=left\| Los Angeles, California, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|8–1–2 \|align=left\| Gary Lightbourne \|KO \|1 \|25/08/1987 \|align=left\| Los Angeles, California, U.S. \| \|- \|-align=center \|Loss \|7–1–2 \|align=left\| Levi Billups \|SD \|8 \|18/05/1987 \|align=left\| Inglewood, California, U.S. \| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|7–0–2 \|align=left\| Mike Gans \|UD \|8 \|28/04/1987 \|align=left\| Los Angeles, California, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|style="background: #c5d2ea"\|Draw \|6–0–2 \|align=left\| James Pritchard \|PTS \|6 \|20/02/1987 \|align=left\| Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|6–0–1 \|align=left\| Kelvin Beatty \|UD \|6 \|02/01/1987 \|align=left\| Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|5–0–1 \|align=left\| Ken Crosby \|TKO \|5 \|02/10/1986 \|align=left\| Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. \|align=left\| \|-align=center \|- \|-align=center \|style="background: #c5d2ea"\|Draw \|4–0–1 \|align=left\| Woody Clark \|PTS \|6 \|23/08/1986 \|align=left\| Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|4–0 \|align=left\| Avery Rawls \|UD \|8 \|11/04/1986 \|align=left\| Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|3–0 \|align=left\| Dominic Parker \|UD \|6 \|02/03/1986 \|align=left\| Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|2–0 \|align=left\| Donald Vance \|PTS \|4 \|18/01/1986 \|align=left\| Staunton, Virginia, U.S. \|align=left\| \|- \|-align=center \|Win \|1–0 \|align=left\| Warren Thompson \|SD \|4 \|14/12/1985 \|align=left\| Largo, Maryland, U.S. \|align=left\| \|} Life after boxing Hunter returned to the sport in September 2005, working as an instructor and trainer at the Tru Boxing Gym in Hollywood. Death On February 8, 2006, Hunter was on the roof of the St. Moritz Hotel in Los Angeles, when he encountered two Los Angeles police officers, who had set up a buy/bust sting operation surveillance. The officers reported that Hunter, who was unprovoked, hit an officer on the head with a gun. The other officer tackled Hunter, with the previous officer eventually joining in the struggle. Hunter broke free, and pointed his gun at the officers, who promptly shot him twice, in the chest and the arm. Hunter was taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital, where he died. The two officers involved stated that they did not feel that Hunter was aware that they were police officers. Personal His son Michael Hunter, Jr. became US amateur champ in 2007. Links and sources The Knockout Shot (L.A. Weekly) External links Boxers from South Carolina 1959 births 2006 deaths Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina American male boxers Heavyweight boxers
Demetrio Stefanopoli (12 November 1749 – 8 August 1821) was a Corsican notable and military officer in French service. A member of the Greek community of Corsica, in 1782 he received letters patent from Louis XVI recognizing him as the descendant and heir of David Komnenos, the last Emperor of Trebizond, after which he was known in French as Démétrius Stephanopoli Comnène. Origin and family Demetrio Stephanopoli was the son of Constantino Busacci Stephanopoli, himself the son of the hereditary head of the Greek community of Paomia, a village in Corsica founded by Greeks from Vitylo in the Mani Peninsula in 1676, the same community that military leader Napoleon Bonaparte belonged to. Like the rest of the Greek community, which had sided with Genoa in the Corsican Revolution of 1729–1731, the family had lost their lands and were subsisting in Ajaccio on Constantino's salary and pension as a captain in a cavalry unit of the French army. As a result, when he died in 1772, his widow had to write to the French Minister of War for succour for herself and her offspring. Demetrio had two brothers and a sister: Giorgio, Laura-Maria, and Giovanni-Stefano. His sister Panoria was the mother of Laure Junot, duchess d'Abrantès. Biography To escape poverty, Constantino sent his sons to the clergy. Demetrio was enrolled in the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide , where he remained at least until his father's death. He was never ordained, and returned to Corsica, where he worked as a forestry official, and then as a lawyer. Constantino had tried to dispute the leadership of the Greek community with his cousin, Georges-Marie Stephanopoli, but the French had recognized the latter as its head in 1769. Georges-Marie advocated the establishment of a new Greek settlement at Cargèse (close to the site of Paomia), a project which Constantino and Demetrio vehemently opposed on various grounds, for fear of losing their traditional influence. Demetrio also came into conflict with the French authorities, who insisted that the lands allocated to the Greek community in Cargèse were to be equally distributed among its members. The Stefanopoli, who had been major landowners, refused to accept this, and requested a compensation, in vain. Demetrio's in violent opposition to the Cargèse project led to his exile for three months to Bonifacio. In 1776, he joined his sister and her husband in Paris, where they pressured the French court on the matter of the compensation. They had mixed success: on 16 January 1777, the King accorded the family a huge estate at Coti-Chiavari. At 3,000 arpents, it was about 150 times the size of the land allocated to the other Greeks at Cargèse. However, it was marshy and not very productive, despite Demetrio's repeated and costly attempts to make it profitable. In 1779, he secured a brevet as a cavalry captain, under the name of . The second part of this title referred to his family's origin from Mani in the Peloponnese, where their ancestors had been headsmen (, ). His claim to the surname , referring to the Byzantine Komnenos dynasty, first appears in this document, but it apparently reflects a well-established tradition: in his , the Florentine historian Gioacchino Cambiagi devoted an entire chapter (Vol. XII, pp. 287–312) to the family's descent from Alexios I Komnenos, and its subsequent history, drawn in part from oral accounts of the Greeks of Corsica. The family claimed descent from a supposed "Nikephoros Komnenos", the youngest son of the last Emperor of Trebizond, David Komnenos (), who had allegedly been sent to safety with his cousin, Despina Khatun, and then settled in Mani and became a there. However, no son of such name is known for the emperor, who was executed along with his sons in November 1463 by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II. In 1781, Demetrio submitted his genealogy to the royal genealogist, and in April 1782, King Louis XVI recognized his claim to the surname. In accordance with his new status, he was given the right to mount the royal carriage, and his marriage contract in 1785 was signed by the royal family. His wife, Edmée Marie de la Chaussée de Boucherville, was presented to the royal court by none other than the Countess of La Tour d'Auvergne. Following the French Revolution, he initially joined the counter-revolutionary Army of Condé. Following the French conquest of Italy in 1796–1797, he was employed by Napoleon Bonaparte in his schemes to exploit the Greek aspirations for independence from the Ottoman Empire; Napoleon sent Stefanopoli as his agent to Greece in 1797, and reportedly even considered him as a potential candidate for the Greek throne. The French invasion of Egypt put an end to Napoleon's plans for a Greek insurrection, and Stefanopoli returned to France, where he published his Voyage en Grèce in 1800. With the Bourbon Restoration, Louis XVIII named him . He died childless at Paris on 8 August 1821. His younger brother Giorgio and then his nephew, Adolphe de Geouffre, were his heirs. Writings Démètre Stephanopoli de Comnène, Notes archéologiques, Ajaccio, 1841 Démètre Stephanopoli de Comnène, Précis d'histoire de la maison de Comnène, Paris Voyage de Dimo et Nicolo Stephanopoli en Grèce, Paris, an VIII References Sources 1749 births 1821 deaths 18th-century French people 18th-century Greek people 19th-century French people 19th-century Greek people French generals French people of the French Revolutionary Wars French writers People from Corse-du-Sud French people of Greek descent French counter-revolutionaries 18th-century Greek writers 19th-century Greek writers 18th-century Greek politicians 19th-century Greek politicians
Mangi Dam, is an earthfill dam on Kanola river near Karmala, Solapur district in the state of Maharashtra in India. Specifications The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The gross storage capacity is . Purpose Irrigation See also Dams in Maharashtra List of reservoirs and dams in India References Dams in Solapur district Dams completed in 1966 1966 establishments in Maharashtra
The close back unrounded vowel, or high back unrounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is . Typographically, it is a turned letter ; given its relation to the sound represented by the letter , it can be considered a with an extra "bowl". The close back unrounded vowel can in many cases be considered the vocalic equivalent of the voiced velar approximant [ɰ]. Features Occurrence See also Index of phonetics articles Ɯ Notes References External links Close vowels Back vowels Unrounded vowels
Game Creek may refer to: Game Creek, Alaska, a census-designated place Game Creek (New Jersey), a tributary of the Salem River Game Creek (Teton County, Wyoming), a stream
The 2008 WAFL season was the 124th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League, and was completely dominated by Subiaco, who not only recorded their first hat-trick of premierships but achieved a dominance over the rest of the league unrivalled in a major Australian Rules league since Port Adelaide in the 1914 SAFL season. The Lions lost once to eventual Grand Final opponents Swan Districts by the narrowest possible margin, and were previously generally predicted to achieve an undefeated season, being rarely threatened in their twenty-one victories. They finished seven-and-a-half games clear of second-placed West Perth, and convincingly won the Grand Final after trailing early. Subiaco’s dominance overshadowed the other eight clubs, where the most notable features were the fall of 2007 finalists Claremont and East Perth to second last and last respectively, and a comeback by East Fremantle who won only two of their first eleven matches but then won eight of their last nine Home-and-away season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 (Anzac Day) Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 (Foundation Day) Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 Round 16 Round 17 Round 18 Round 19 Round 20 Round 21 Round 22 Round 23 Ladder Finals Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand Final References External links Official WAFL website West Australian Football League (WAFL) Season 2008 West Australian Football League seasons WAFL
The 2015 Campeonato Paraense de Futebol was the 103rd edition of Pará's top professional football league. The competition began in November 9, 2014 and ended on May 3, 2015. Remo won the championship by the 44th time. Format In the First Stage, 10 clubs are divided into two groups (A1 and A2) and play each other once each. The top two advance to the next phase (semi-finals) and qualify for the Second Stage (Main Stage). In the Main Stage (first round) the clubs play each other within their group, with two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals of the first round. In the second round the clubs play against clubs from the other group, with two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals of the second round. If each stage has a separate winner there will be a match between the winners of each round to see who will be the champion. The champion, the runner-up and the 3rd-placed team qualify to the 2016 Copa Verde and 2016 Copa do Brasil. The best team who isn't on Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C qualifies to Série D. Participating teams First stage Second stage First stage Group A1 Group A2 Semifinals Finals Second stage Taça Cidade de Belém Group A1 Results Group A2 Results Semifinals Final Independente won the Taça Cidade de Belém. Taça Estado do Pará Group A1 Group A2 Results Semifinals Final Remo won the Taça Estado do Pará. Final References Pará Campeonato Paraense
The 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by the incumbent President Grover Cleveland (D–New York), running with the former Senator and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Allen G. Thurman, with 49.35 percent of the popular vote, against former Senator Benjamin Harrison (R-Indiana), running with Levi P. Morton, the 31st governor of New York, with 49.03 percent of the vote. Cleveland's razor-thin 0.32 percentage point margin of victory in the Mountain State remains West Virginia's closest presidential election result in history. The Union Labor Party chose Alson Streeter, a former Illinois state representative, and Charles E. Cunningham as their presidential and vice-presidential candidates and received 0.95 percent of the vote. The Prohibition Party ran brigadier general Clinton B. Fisk and John A. Brooks and received 0.68 percent of the vote. Results Results by county References West Virginia 1888 1888 West Virginia elections
John Yates is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in two World Cups. His brother, Victor, was a New Zealand rugby union representative and played rugby league for Auckland while his father, Moses, represented North Auckland in rugby union. Playing career Yates originally played rugby union, playing his first senior game for Rarawa and was chosen for North Auckland. In 1953 Yates switched codes and he quickly became an Auckland representative and first played for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1954. He was part of both the 1954 and 1957 World Cup squads. In 1958 he was part of Auckland Rugby League's first ever Grand Final, being part of the Otahuhu Leopards side that lost 7-16 to Ponsonby. References Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players Auckland rugby league team players Otahuhu Leopards players Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand Māori rugby league players Year of birth missing (living people)
The West End Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the West End neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 2301 L Street NW. The library opened in 1967 at 1101 24th Street NW and was the city's first public library branch to offer air conditioning. A new library opened in 2017 as part of a mixed-use development project designed by architect Enrique Norton. References External links Official website Public libraries in Washington, D.C.
This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Kings County, New York. Listings county-wide See also List of New York State Historic Markers National Register of Historic Places listings in New York List of National Historic Landmarks in New York References Kings New York State Historic Markers in Kings County
Gornhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies at the foot of the Haardtkopf (658 m above sea level) in the Hunsrück. The municipal area is 63.2% wooded. The nearest middle centre is Bernkastel-Kues; the nearest upper centre is Trier. Gornhausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bernkastel-Kues, whose seat is in the like-named town. Neighbouring municipalities Among the neighbouring municipalities are Veldenz, Burgen, Morbach-Elzerath and Brauneberg-Hirzlei. Climate Yearly precipitation in Gornhausen amounts to 869 mm, which is rather high, falling into the highest third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 74% of the German Weather Service's weather stations, lower figures are recorded. The driest month is February. The most rainfall comes in June. In that month, precipitation is 1.3 times what it is in February. Precipitation varies minimally and is very evenly spread throughout the year. At only 1% of the weather stations are lower seasonal swings recorded. History Gornhausen belonged, along with the seat, Veldenz, and the villages of Burgen, Mülheim, Brauneberg and Andel (today an outlying centre of Bernkastel-Kues) to the County of Veldenz. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Coat of arms The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per fess azure three mullets in fess argent and argent a castle emerging from base with a central tower embattled and two side towers with conical roofs sable, the windows and gateway of the field. Culture and sightseeing Worth seeing in Gornhausen are a 300-year-old oak, an old mill (Klaramühle), the Berbelay (crags with a good view), the Haardtkopf Transmitter and a view into the Eifel and the Moselle region around Bernkastel-Kues. Regular events In summer, mostly in early August, Gornhausen is, together with the other municipalities in the former County of Veldenz, the host of the ADAC Deutschlandrallye. Transmitter on the Haardtkopf Since 1952, there has been on the Haardtkopf a 186 m-tall transmitter, the Haardtkopf Transmitter (Sender Haardtkopf). References External links Municipality’s official webpage Gornhausen in the collective municipality’s Web pages Bernkastel-Wittlich
In economics, the Prebisch–Singer hypothesis (also called the Prebisch–Singer thesis) argues that the price of primary commodities declines relative to the price of manufactured goods over the long term, which causes the terms of trade of primary-product-based economies to deteriorate. , recent statistical studies have given support for the idea. The idea was developed by Raúl Prebisch and Hans Singer in the late 1940s; since that time, it has served as a major pillar of dependency theory and policies such as import substitution industrialization (ISI). Theory A common explanation for this supposed phenomenon is that manufactured goods have a greater income elasticity of demand than primary products, especially food. Therefore, as incomes rise, the demand for manufactured goods increases more rapidly than demand for primary products. In addition, primary products have a low price elasticity of demand, so a decline in their prices tends to reduce revenue rather than increase it. This theory implies that the very structure of the global market is responsible for the persistent inequality within the world system. This provides an interesting twist on Wallerstein's neo-Marxist interpretation of the international order which faults differences in power relations between 'core' and 'periphery' states as the chief cause for economic and political inequality (However, the Prebisch-Singer thesis also works with different bargaining positions of labour in developed and developing countries). As a result, the hypothesis enjoyed a high degree of popularity in the 1960s and 1970s with neo-Marxist developmental economists and even provided a justification for an expansion of the role of the commodity futures exchange as a tool for development. Singer and Prebisch noticed a similar statistical pattern in long-run historical data on relative prices, but such regularity is consistent with a number of different explanations and policy stances. Later in his career, Prebisch argued that, due to the declining terms of trade primary producers face, developing countries should strive to diversify their economies and lessen dependence on primary commodity exports by developing their manufacturing industry. The hypothesis has lost some of its relevance in the last 30 years, as exports of simple manufactures have overtaken exports of primary commodities in most developing countries outside of Africa. For this reason, much of the recent research focuses less on the relative prices of primary products and manufactured goods, and more on the relationship between the prices of simple manufactures produced by developing countries and of complex manufactures produced by advanced economies. In 1998, Singer argued that the thesis he pioneered has joined the mainstream: One indication of this is that the PST is now incorporated, both implicitly and explicitly, in the advice given by the Bretton Woods Institutions to developing countries. They are warned to be prudent even when export prices are temporarily favourable and to guard against currency overvaluation and Dutch Disease, with all the unfavourable impact on the rest of the economy and all the dangers of macroeconomic instability which a sudden boom in a major export sector could imply. They are warned to remember that the outlook for commodity prices is not favourable and that windfalls will tend to be temporary, with the subsequent relapse likely to be greater than the temporary windfall. This is exactly the warning which the PST would give. Recent statistical research has given the idea qualified support. Criticism During the 2000s commodities boom, the terms of trade of most developing countries improved, while east Asia (which exports mostly manufactured goods) saw deteriorating terms of trade—the opposite of what the hypothesis generally predicts. Critics argue that it is not possible to compare the prices of manufactured goods over time because they change rapidly. The price relationship of Prebisch–Singer does not take into account technological change. The important thing is not the price of the goods but the service provided by said goods. For example, in 1800 an American worker could buy a candle that provided one hour of light for six hours of work. But in 1997 an American worker could buy an hour of light provided by a light bulb with barely half a second of work. That is to say, the invention of Edison improved by other North Americans managed to reduce the price drastically. Another case that we can see are personal computers that provide the service of calculations per second. Since the 1970s computers doubled their capacity of calculations per second every two years for the same amount of constant dollars. The fall in price is so rapid, that it has been necessary to invent new words because of the immense growth in the capacity of computers. First they were measured in bytes, then, kilobytes, megabytes, terabytes, yottabytes, etc ... Today's harvesters harvest many more hectares per hour than they did half a century ago, but they also have a geo-satellite system, combined with a chip that allows to improve productivity; plus air-conditioned, hermetic cabinets, which prevent dust intake and improve the quality of life of the operator, as well as radio and DVD player to improve his comfort. These examples suffice to show that if we correct the imports/exports price relationships by technological change, we will obtain a conclusion opposite to that of Prebisch–Singer. It is therefore argued that the peripheral countries that export commodities benefit from trade with the central powers to a greater extent than they do, because by incorporating the new technologies incorporated into manufactures they multiply their productivity. In fact, if we could easily find examples of the gap reduction of GDP per capita between rich and poor countries when they open to free trade. Such is the case of Argentina and England between 1875 and 1930. Or China and USA between 1980 and 2018, or many other countries. History Prebisch's lectures from 1945 to 1949 revealed the development of the theoretical strands of his argument. What he did not have was a statistical argument. In February 1949, Hans Singer, then working in the United Nations Department of Economic Affairs in New York City, published a paper titled "Post-war Price Relations between Under-developed and Industrialized Countries", which suggested that the terms of trade of underdeveloped countries had declined significantly between 1876 and 1948. Inspired by this, Raúl Prebisch presented a paper of his own discussing the decline at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbeans second annual meeting, in Havana in May 1949. Therefore, the statistical argument about the long-term trend in terms of trade of underdeveloped countries must be attributed to Singer. However, both seem to have independently invented similar explanations, stressing that the terms of trade moved against the 'borrowing' (i.e., underdeveloped) and in favour of the 'investing' (i.e., developed) countries. However, Prebisch specifically deals with the economic cycle and highlights to a greater extent than Singer the reasons for the different behaviour of wages in developed and underdeveloped countries, and received much greater recognition for his work, in part because of efforts by industrialized countries like the United States to distance themselves from his work. See also Celso Furtado Developmental economics Group of 77 Structuralist economics United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Unequal exchange References Other sources Ocampo, José Antonio, and Parra, María Angela. (2003) The Terms of Trade for Commodities in the Twentieth Century. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (2005) Trade and Development Report Chapter 3: Evolution of the Terms of Trade and its Impact on Developing Countries. Development economics International trade theory Imperialism studies
The 2015 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 21st final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 11 April 2015 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested by reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain, and Bastia, the two teams who also contested the tournament's first ever final in 1995. PSG won 4–0, with two goals in the first half by Zlatan Ibrahimović and a further two in the second by Edinson Cavani. As winners, they would have qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, but qualified for the season's UEFA Champions League by winning Ligue 1 instead. Background Paris Saint-Germain were the reigning champions, having won a record fourth title in the previous year's final with a 2–1 win over Lyon. It was PSG's sixth final — a joint record with Bordeaux — and they had previously won four (1995, 1998, 2008, 2014) and lost one (2000). Bastia's only previous Coupe de la Ligue final was the inaugural edition in 1995. There, they lost 0–2 to PSG. Route to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Bastia Bastia, as a Ligue 1 club not competing in Europe, entered the tournament in the third round with a home match against Ligue 2 AJ Auxerre at the Stade Armand Cesari on 28 October. They trailed at half time due to Yannis Mbombo's goal for the visitors, but eventually won 3–1 after an equaliser by Floyd Ayité and a brace from Djibril Cissé. In the last 16, Bastia won 3–2 at home against top-flight Caen. Sloan Privat opened the scoring for the visitors, with Guillaume Gillet equalising before half time. In the second half José Saez put Caen back into the lead, and substitute Famoussa Koné equalised again for Bastia with a minute left. They advanced due to an extra-time goal from another substitute, Benjamin Mokulu. Bastia were again the hosts in their quarter-final, a 3–1 win over Rennes. They conceded an early goal by Sylvain Armand, with Sebastian Squillaci equalising two minutes into the second half. Rennes captain Romain Danzé then scored an own goal to give Bastia the lead, and Cissé extended their advantage in added time. The Corsican club travelled for the first time in their semi-final on 5 February, to Monaco, where the game finished goalless after extra time at the Stade Louis II. In the penalty shootout, João Moutinho missed a chance to win the shootout after Giovanni Sio had his attempt saved by Maarten Stekelenburg. It went to sudden death, in which Nabil Dirar missed and Squillaci scored to put Bastia into the final. Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain, due to competing in the UEFA Champions League, entered the tournament in the last 16 away to Ligue 2 club Ajaccio at the Stade François Coty. They were a goal down at half time, after Serge Aurier fouled Mouaad Madri for a penalty which Johan Cavalli converted past Nicolas Douchez. After the break, Edinson Cavani equalised, Aurier put PSG into the lead and Jean Christophe Bahebeck scored the final goal of a 3–1 win. On 13 January 2015, away again in the quarter-finals, PSG defeated Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne by a single goal from Zlatan Ibrahimović. The home team's fans did not believe that the ball had crossed the line, and threw objects onto the pitch, disrupting play for 10 minutes. PSG won away by a single goal again in the semi-final on 4 February, a strike from full-back Maxwell to defeat Lille. Match References External links Cup 2015 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. matches SC Bastia matches April 2015 sports events in France Sport in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Football competitions in Paris 2015 in Paris
Shweta Deepak Bishnoi (born 12 August 1992 at Hanumangarh, Rajasthan) is a Rajasthani cricketer. She is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm medium pace. She played for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Central zone. She has played 2 First-class, 33 List A and 29 Women's Twenty20 matches. She made her debut in major domestic cricket in a one-day match on 12 October 2007 against Vidarbha. References 1992 births Rajasthan women cricketers Madhya Pradesh women cricketers Central Zone women cricketers Living people People from Hanumangarh district
Waffa is a Kainantu language of Papua New Guinea. References Kainantu–Goroka languages Languages of Eastern Highlands Province
The gens Burbuleia, occasionally written Burboleia, was an obscure plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are mentioned in the time of Cicero, but the only one who achieved any distinction in the Roman state was Lucius Burbuleius Optatus, consul in AD 135. Origin The nomen Burbuleius belongs to a large class of gentilicia ending in -eius, typically formed from Oscan names originally ending in -as. However, as the number of such gentile names grew, -eius came to be regarded as a regular gentile-forming suffix, and was applied in cases where it had no morphological justification, so it cannot be determined whether the root of Burbuleius is Oscan, or perhaps a Latin cognomen, like Burbulus. There was a family of this name from Minturnae, in southern Latium, which would be consistent with either a Latin or Oscan origin. Minturnae was originally a town of the Ausones, which received a Roman colony in 296 BC. Branches and cognomina The only distinct family of the Burbuleii bore the surname Optatus, desired or welcome. The consul Optatus had the additional surname Ligarianus, which in Republican times would normally have indicated adoption from the Ligarian gens, but by the second century such nomenclature usually indicates descent from a family through the female line. Secunda, borne by Burbuleia, the wife of Cornelius Hilarus, was a personal or individualizing surname, derived from the old Latin praenomen Secunda, originally given to a second daughter. Members Burbuleius, a comic actor who lent his name to Gaius Scribonius Curio, the consul of 76 BC, who despite his excellent elocution was ridiculed for his lack of knowledge, slow thinking, and awkward gesticulations. Burbuleia Secunda, buried at Rome with her daughter, Cornelia Fortunata, aged twenty-two years, five months, in a tomb built by her husband, Marcus Cornelius Hilarus. Burboleius C. f., named in an inscription from Rome. Lucius Burbuleius Optatus, buried at Minturnae in Latium, aged twenty-six years, eight months. Lucius Burbuleius Optatus, father of the consul Ligarianus. Lucius Burbuleius L. f. Optatus Ligarianus, consul suffectus in AD 135, had been prefect of the public treasury, quaestor, plebeian aedile, praetor, one of the Sodales Augustales, and was at various times governor of Syria, Cappadocia, and Sicily. Lucius Burbuleius Matutinus, one of the Seviri Augustales at Suasa during the mid-second century. See also List of Roman gentes References Bibliography Titus Livius (Livy), History of Rome. Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History. Valerius Maximus, Factorum ac Dictorum Memorabilium (Memorable Facts and Sayings). Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder), Historia Naturalis (Natural History). Theodor Mommsen et alii, Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (The Body of Latin Inscriptions, abbreviated CIL), Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (1853–present). René Cagnat et alii, L'Année épigraphique (The Year in Epigraphy, abbreviated AE), Presses Universitaires de France (1888–present). George Davis Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. VIII, pp. 103–184 (1897). Paul von Rohden, Elimar Klebs, & Hermann Dessau, Prosopographia Imperii Romani (The Prosopography of the Roman Empire, abbreviated PIR), Berlin (1898). Olli Salomies, Adoptive and Polyonymous Nomenclature in the Roman Empire, Societas Scientiarum Fenica, Helsinki (1992). John C. Traupman, The New College Latin & English Dictionary, Bantam Books, New York (1995). Roman gentes
Cheqa (, also Romanized as Cheqā and Choqā) is a village in Masumiyeh Rural District, in the Central District of Arak County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 55, in 13 families. References Populated places in Arak County
Hans Humes (born Willem J. Humes) is an American investor and commentator on financial markets and sovereign debt restructurings. He is the president and chief investment officer at Greylock Capital Management, an alternative investment adviser. He served as co-chair of the Global Committee of Argentina Bondholders following the 1998–2002 Argentine great depression, and most recently served on the steering committee of investors engaged in the Greek sovereign debt restructuring. Early life and education Humes was born in Bethesda, Maryland and spent his childhood in Canada, Mexico, Nigeria, Morocco, and Chile. He completed high school at The Lawrenceville School in 1983 and matriculated at Williams College that same year, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature in 1987. Humes captained the Williams College Ultimate Frisbee team, otherwise known as 'WUFO', during the 1985-86 academic year. Career After graduating from Williams College, Humes entered investment banking working for Manufacturer’s Hanover, then Banco Santander and then Lehman Brothers, focusing on proprietary debt trading in Latin America. At Lehman Brothers, he was a member of the emerging markets debt trading team and helped manage over $500 million of assets. He subsequently joined Van Eck Global as a portfolio manager for a fund engaged in emerging market fixed-income investments. In 2004, Humes founded Greylock Capital as a joint venture with Van Eck Global managing a portfolio similar to the one he managed at Van Eck Global. He currently serves as the firm's president and chief investment officer. Greylock Capital is an Securities and Exchange Commission registered alternative investment adviser that invests in investing in undervalued, distressed, and high yield assets worldwide, particularly in emerging markets. Greylock Capital and its partners have participated on a number of corporate and sovereign debt restructurings. In addition to the sovereign restructurings of Argentina and Greece, Humes and Greylock Capital participated in the restructurings of Republics of Ivory Coast (2010), Ecuador (2009) and Liberia (2009). Humes is a regular contributor to public debate through his television and radio appearances and newspaper interviews. His commentary often focuses on strategy and developing trends related to emerging markets investments and sovereign debt restructurings. Personal life Humes engages in a number of civic and charitable endeavors, including serving on the boards of the New York Theatre Workshop and the MacDella Cooper Foundation, a foundation established to improve the lives of Liberian orphans. He is also on the board of directors of the Wendy Hilliard Foundation, a foundation which offers gymnastics training and instruction to girls in the NY metropolitan area. Additionally, he sits on the Advisory Board of the World Policy Institute, a New York City-based international affairs think tank. Humes is fluent in Spanish. References External links Greylock Capital website Wendy Hilliard Foundation MacDella Cooper Foundation New York Theatre Workshop People from Bethesda, Maryland American investors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Williams College alumni Lawrenceville School alumni
Arthur Cleveland Coxe (May 10, 1818 - July 20, 1896) was the second Episcopal bishop of Western New York. He used Cleveland as his given name and is often referred to as A. Cleveland Coxe. Biography He was the son of the Reverend Samuel Hanson Cox and Abiah Hyde Cleveland, but changed the spelling of the family name. He was born at Mendham, New Jersey, May 10, 1818. On his mother's side he was a grandson of the Rev. Aaron Cleveland, an early poet of Connecticut. His parents moved to New York in 1820, and he received his education there. Coxe was prepared for college under the private tuition of Professor George Bush. He entered the University of the City of New York, and graduated in 1838. During his freshman year he wrote a poem, The Progress of Ambition, and in 1837 published Advent, a Mystery, a poem after the manner of the religious dramas of the Middle Ages. In 1838 appeared Athwold, a Romaunt, and Saint Jonathan, the Lay of the Scald, designed as the commencement of a semi-humorous poem, in the Don Juan style. Coxe in 1841 became a student in the General Theological Seminary, New York. While at this institution he delivered a poem, Athanasion, before the Alumni of Washington College, Hartford, at the Commencement in 1840. In the same year he published Christian Ballads, a collection of poems, suggested for the most part by the holy seasons and services of his church. The volume went into numerous editions, so much so that "their place in American literature has long been secure." He was ordained deacon on June 27, 1841 by Bishop Benjamin T. Onderdonk in St. Paul's Chapel, priest on September 25, 1842, at St. John's Episcopal Church (Hartford, Connecticut). As a deacon he took charge of St. Anne's church, Morrisania, where he wrote his poem, Halloween, privately printed in 1842. He then became rector of St. John's Episcopal Church (Hartford, Connecticut), from 1842 to 1854. While there he published a dramatic poem Saul: a mystery, of the same kind as his earlier productions but at much greater length. But it was condemned by reviewers including Edgar Allan Poe. He also published an Apology for the English Bible against revisions of the Authorised Version by the American Bible Society, and the work ultimately prompted the suppression of these revised versions. Here as elsewhere he was hostile to any revised translation of the Bible. Anglican Orders was a series of papers, originally contributed to the Paris journal, Union Chrétienne. An open letter to Pius IX (1869) was in answer to the brief convoking the first Vatican Council, and was widely read and translated into many languages in Europe. L'Episcopat de l'Occident was published at Paris in 1872 and contained a history of the Church of England and a refutation of Roman Catholic attacks. He became rector of Grace Church, Baltimore, in 1854–1863. While there he was elected bishop of Texas, but declined. He received a doctorate in divinity from St. James College, Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1856; again from Trinity, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1868, and again from Durham University in the United Kingdom in 1888. He received a doctorate of laws from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, in 1868. He was rector of Calvary Church, New York City, in 1863. Then he went to Trinity Church, Geneva, New York, on January 4, 1865. On January 4, 1865, he became bishop coadjutor to the first bishop of Western New York, and on April 5, on the death of bishop De Lancey, second bishop of Western New York. In 1868 he agreed to the division of the diocese, to create the diocese of Central New York. During his time the diocese prospered. In 1868 there were 69 resident clergy and 76 parishes, and 6,296 families associated with them. The value of the church property was about $1m. In 1890 there were 123 resident clergy and 133 parishes, while the number of families was 16,699, and the property was worth $2.3m. In 1872 the missions of the church in Haiti were placed under the control of his diocese. Late in the year he visited the island, consecrating a church, ordaining six priests and five deacons, holding a convocation of the clergy and administering confirmation to a large number of candidates. He retained the charge of the Haitian church until the consecration of its own bishop, James Theodore Holly, in 1874. Bishop Coxe wrote spirited defences of Anglican orders. He entered controversy with various contemporary Roman Catholic clergymen, such as Bishop Stephen V. Ryan of the Diocese of Buffalo, who, in 1880, published against Coxe Claims of a Protestant episcopal bishop to apostolical succession and valid orders disproved.... Among Coxe's own theological works were: The Criterion, (1866); Apollos, or the Way of God, (1873); and The Institutes of Christian History, (1887). He also translated a work by the Abbe Labord, on the Impossibility of the Immaculate Conception, with notes. He also edited the United States Ante-Nicene Fathers series of early Christian texts. Other works included Impressions of England (1855), originally contributed to his New York Church Journal. Coxe designed the seal of Hobart College and the main administrative building of the college is named in his honor. He died at Clifton Springs, New York on July 20, 1896, and was buried in Geneva, New York. A memorial volume was in preparation at the time of the Buffalo Historical Society article. References Sources Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, and Selections from Their Writings. From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; with Portraits, Autographs, and Other Illustrations By Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck. Published by C. Scribner, 1856. Online at Google Books, p. 656 is an article on Coxe. A Compendium of American Literature, Chronologically Arranged: With Biographical Sketches of the Authors By Charles Dexter Cleveland Published by J.A. Bancroft, 1865. P.707f is on Coxe. Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society. By Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) Published by Bigelow Brothers, 1896. Online at Google Books, p. 381-2 has an obituary of Coxe; p. 355-358 covers his record as an author. The Bishops of the American Church, Past and Present: Sketches, Biographical and Bibliographical, of the Bishops of the American Church, with a Preliminary Essay on the Historic Episcopate and Documentary Annals of the Introduction of the Anglican Line of Succession Into America. By William Stevens Perry. Published by The Christian literature co., 1897, who published the Ante-Nicene Fathers. P. 159f. Includes a detailed bibliography. External links Saul: A Mystery... By Arthur Cleveland Coxe Published by H. S. Parsons, 1845. Online at Google Books. An apology for the common English bible: and a Review of the Extraordinary Changes Made in it by Managers of the American Bible Society - 1857. Online at Google Books. The Criterion: A Means of Distinguishing Truth from Error, in Questions of the Times. With Four Letters on the Eirenicon of Dr. Pusey. By Arthur Cleveland Coxe Published by H. B. Durand, 1866. Online at Google Books. Impressions of England; or, Sketches of English scenery and society. By Arthur Cleveland Coxe 1874. Online at Google Books (US readers only) Saint Jonathan, the lay of a scald The History and Teachings of the Early Church as a Basis for the Re-union of Christendom: Lectures Delivered Under the Auspices of the Church Club, in Christ Church, N.Y. Published by E. & J.B. Young, 1889. Only the first lecture, The Pentecostal Age is by Coxe. Works by A. Cleveland Coxe from Project Canterbury. Includes photographs. An Apology for the Common English Bible PDF American Episcopal theologians 1818 births 1896 deaths Converts to Anglicanism from Presbyterianism People from Mendham Township, New Jersey New York University alumni General Theological Seminary alumni 19th-century American Episcopalians Episcopal bishops of Western New York 19th-century American clergy 19th-century Anglican theologians

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